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'''Hitchhiking''' (also called ''lifting'' or ''thumbing''or, universally in several Languages around the world, ''auto-stop'' with different pronunciations) is a form of transport, in which the traveller tries to get a lift (a ride) from another traveller, usually a car or truck driver, for free. This wiki contains a lot of information about hitchhiking: [[Where to hitchhike|where to start]], practical info on how to do it, pictures and much much more..If you've never hitchhiked before and you want to try it out you should check out the article hitchhiking for the [[first time hitchhiking|first time]].

~~Please check~~ [~~http~~[File:Img l 1306483.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitchhiker in the UK]]Contrary to popular opinion there are a lot of hitchhikers, all over the world, even in the [[United States of America|United States]]. There are people like [[User:~~//en~~Irvthom|Irv Thomas]] whose hitchhike experiences span more than half a century.~~wikipedia~~Hitchhiking is a very common means of transportin most less affluent countries (although often a form of payment isexpected).~~org/wiki/~~Hitchhiking ~~Wikipedia's article for more encyclopedic information about hitchhiking]~~is probably as old as the wheel and willprobably exist as long as people need to move from one place toanother.

There has been surprisingly little scientific research on hitchhiking,

so it's really hard to say come up with any hard statements on the

rise or demise of hitchhiking. There is a nice community of hitchhikers in

Europe, and it seems to be growing. It's sort of going hand in hand

with the [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange]] movement. Some try to link this

to the much larger (and economically highly influential) movement of

free software and free information (think GNU/Linux and Wikipedia),

and there is huge potential in this sense. If we want it or

not, internet will be in people's pockets and most of our locations

are already easily tracked. Link this to the potential [[trust]]

available in online social networks (friends of friends), the rising

prices of petrol and the lower need to be in one location and

hitchhiking could be just at the start of a global come-back.

[[The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking|People will participate because]] it's ecological, others because of the economical aspects. Numerous people pick up hitchhikers is means of getting a

bit of excitement in their life. For some hitchhiking starts as a form

of extremely cheap transport and then it turns into a lifestyle

that allows to do amazing and useful things without being trapped

in an office 5 days a week. Some people have

this idea that hitchhikers are stinky bums. Of course, at (rare)

times hitchhikers can be on the road for more than 24 hours and feel the need for a

shower, but others are traveling equipped with laptops, mobile phones, a fresh shave and shower and GPS devices.

There are several types of hitchhiking.

* traveling by road motor vehicles: [[hitchhiking a car|cars]], [[hitchhiking a truck|trucks]], [[hitchhiking a bus|buses]].

* traveling by train, either the risky act of [[train hopping]] or, as is sometimes possible, with the permission of the engineer or conductor.

* traveling by ocean vessel, often called [[hitchhiking a boat|boathitching]]

* traveling by air: planes and helicopters, also called [[hitchhiking a plane|airhitching]]

Please check [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhiking Wikipedia's article for more encyclopaedic information about hitchhiking].

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