hitchhiking

Thought id share my recent hitchhiking experience. Was trying to go from Carmel Valley (had been there to say hi to relatives) to Carlsbad- like 20 miles up the five or something. This was my first experience dealing with cops while hitchhiking (aside from one that drove by and used his speaker...

Hello! I've been reading StP for a while now, but just posting for the first time today! As of right now, my friend Sarah and I are aiming to mostly hitchhike across the country from NYC to Los Angeles, going along the Southernmost parts of the US in mid May. We're inexperienced as hitchhikers...

Hey guys, just went throu this nightmare myself. The 299, about 40 miles east of Willow Creek, has a HUGE "rock" slide that's more of a "mountin" slide. Expect to wait an hour or more to get throu it EDIT: After consideration, it's actually totally worth the hour wait. Check it out, it was...

Anyone have first hand experience?

What are your favorites routes and destinations? Most fun cities?

How much less viable is hitching with two people? Do you get less rides? Is it worth it?

Hey everyone! Wondering if anyone has any suggestions... Or an extra seat in your vehicular. Or any suggestions on where to score some food? Places to crash? Anyone wanna meet? Love and respect

I tried the 99E last summer Eugene to Salem and had no luck, ended up walking most of the way then over to the 5. Just wondering if anyones had any luck on 99W. Bout to hit that ass in a couple days.

What's been your worst moment or biggest mistake or most painful decision or scariest hitch or most dangerous hike? Maybe a lost lover or solid dog? Keep it road related if possible. I want to hear about when you ran into a bear on accident and nearly shit your pants, not about your babushka...

Hello everyone, I've been a casual fan of this site for the past years, and for the first time, I'm planning a hitchhiking trip. Also first time in the States. I'm looking for the advice of experienced travelers about my journey plan...

(a true story) I told myself three days when I got here. Then there was the beer and the dog and Meg and Savannah. Oh, then there was Earth Day. Then what's his name offered me 60 bucks to pull the weeds in his lawn. All of that and Savannah. The guy I came with is heading northwest, Portland...

My friend Mike and I are both laid off and needed to get some travelling out of our systems before we go back to work for the season. We decided to hitch hike to Tofino BC, a surfing town on the west coast of Vancouver island. so we packed a couple days of Mr. Noodles, and cheap granola bars...

Hello SquatThePlanet! This is my first day, and also my first post. I've been trying to get as much information about hitchhiking China, though there seems to be little out there on the interweb. I've created this thread to put together on a single page any details that I might find useful, and...

Hitchhiking Denver to LA. Who's done it? Tips? Suggestions? I am brand new to this. College age male traveling alone. -Thx

This is a piece I've been working on from my first time hitchhiking back in March 2016. I plan on writing a full-length memoir at some point! I have a lot more that comes after this but it's quite disorganized, so I've still got a long way to go with it. Hope you enjoy what I've got so far :)...

Just a short video of my time in Hawaii over the past few months with my wife. I am highly considering going back there to check out the Big Island and Molokai when we have the money, the only islands we never got the chance to explore. If you are considering heading out there you won't regret...

has anyone hitchhiked from canada to alaska before? i really want to go to alaska this summer, and i can't find any cheap bus ride or trains that go to alaska. any tips help guys!

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Headed southbound out of Olympia today, any tips/advice for a new traveler? Or tips of the turf? (From Seattle and don't know Olympia well)

I was listening to a market report this morning and they were discussing driverless and autonomous cars. The industry experts all said driverless/autonomous cars will be in the market by 2020 or 2030 latest. That's not distant future anymore! I began to imagine how this will affect a rider's (no...

hi! my name's izze, i'm looking to get out of sacramento for awhile and wander once i figure out what i'm going to do with school. i'm currently a senior in highschool and it is taking a toll on my mental health which has already affected me for a long time now. i plan to either get my ged...

Reposting this from Reddit/r/vagabond: Attention: looking for a theif. My friend Jesse Carlson was in a hitchhiker ride in Georgia , when he took a piss at the gas station, they drove away with his dog, gear and banjo. Happened an hour ago. The guys name is Seth, he is 28, and has a tattoo of...

So I'm on my first long term road trip since joining the site. We went through all of northern Cali, and It was my first time hitching. A lot of really cool people and experiences, but there was one thing that stuck out to me: how obsolete most of the info on Hitchwiki is, and how perfectly...

It has been a pretty spectacular time hitchhiking around Maui and Kauai. I've swam next to turtles and tropical fish. I've seen whales and dolphins. I've woke up in caves in some of the most beautiful places near red sand beaches, black sand beaches and swimming ponds. We hiked down Haleakala...

In July 2016, I set off to Melbourne, Australia to study at one of the uni's there for a semester. And man, lemme tell you, it's been one heck of a ride. I was a little bit bummed out that I'd be stationary in Melbourne studying for most of my time there, but I had a pretty small course load and...

Hey I'm looking to get back on the road again. Anyone know of a good place to hitch out of warren ohio? This town sucks, trying to go back down south.

Hitch hiking Pictures I use to take off on a hitch hiking trip every year. Last summer I hitched from Linville NC to Sierra Vista, Arizona, it was a long hard trip, especially going across Texas. I swore it would be my absolute LAST HH trip ever! but, recently I have been getting the urge to...

Hei New here, been lurking awhile and super pleased to have found such an informative awesome site. Was squatting in London UK a couple years back but ended up joining the rat race of life trying to keep my head above water in a society that is designed to fuck over people, who dont conform to...

4:51pm 10/10/16 St.Cloud, FL. "......I don't know who, or how often I will be picked up, so either all or the most interesting answers will be in here. I am expecting to walk a lot. And a few things to consider is that some highways have multiple lanes. To be in a lane farthest...

http://mindofahitchhiker.com/the-game/ Mind of a Hitchhiker: The Game! 18th October 2016 Iris Veldwijk Introducing a new feature on my travel blog:Mind of a Hitchhiker: The Game! Take me to MOAH: The Game! If you’ve never hitchhiked, this is your chance to enjoy a soft introduction...

I am currently trying to hitch south out of denver to new mexico and a) never hitched a ride and b) I don't know Denver well. Any suggestions on good spots to wave a sign for that? I was unlucky today.

Hey guys, I have experience hitchhiking, with (obviously) mixed results. NYS however, has always proven to be a challenge for me compared to other parts of the country. I'm about an hour south of Rochester, in a rural area. Does anyone have any experience hitching out of this part of NY? I am...

I have noticed that the nicer I look, the faster I get hitches. For a while, I only had one white shirt that quite quickly became a dirty brown shirt. The longer I traveled, the dirtier it got, and the longer it seemed to take to find a ride. I eventually ended up losing the shirt somehow (sadly...

I took a Greyhound bus for a cheaper way to travel across America (Spent about $80 for around trip to Atlanta Georgia and back to West Palm Beach Florida). First time was not so bad. The second time was like being in a Third-world country. Willing to take my chances Hitchhiking, I need some...

Okay so like I'm about to be homeless so I figure I might as well make the most of it. I'm gonna take what little money I have and book it. Problem is I'm not entirely sure what I should spend on and what I'll be okay with out. I already have a shitty tent and sleeping bag and a duffel bag I can...

This was an okay method for travel, but it was kinda half assed. While I had the benefit of bungeeing my backpack to my strangely shaped bmx sized bike, I was getting passed by mountain bikes, and played leap frog with joggers as I took smoke breaks. Hitchhiking was awkward because of the bike...

So I am going to be hitching down to the slabs soon for the jambo and I was wondering which highway would be the best one to take? I want to be near the ocean and stuff but I also want to see as much cool stuff as possible. So, weighing the options, what are some good things about either one?

Hi all. I'll be rolling in to ATL Tuesday night. Need to get to Marietta. I'm new to this. Anyone have any tips?

Sometime in the near future, I want to hitch from PDX to Twisp, WA. I don't know Northern Washington at all. There are three routes suggested here, including --> I-84/US-97 --> I-5/US-97 --> I-5/US-2 Considering the remote location and the potentially nasty weather through the fall/winter, I...

I will be adding to/editing this travel guide with any useful comments that come in. The US 101 through northern California is probably the most popular hitch-hiking route in the country. I've hitched up and down it a lot and can usually cover this 350 mile stretch in 2 days. California law does...

3 days and 1000 kilometers What's up my dudes, so me and @Caro here from StP have been unknowingly co-occupying Melbourne. We met up at Lentils the other day and it didn't take us more than a brief introduction to decide to hitchhike the Great Ocean Road together. By the time we had finished...

I haven't seen as many other travelers rocking army coveralls as i thought i would. Is there a reason for this? I'm pretty green, solo thumber that hasn't been on the road very long, but i picked up a coverall at a flea market for $25 and I've since tossed most of my other clothing. I might be...

My plan hitchhiking across the world First, 1. Hitchhike across the Americas (from Canada to Argentina) <=currently in Brasil almost finished Then, 2. Hitchhike around China, then across Mongolia to Vladivostok, Russia. 3. Hitchhike across Russia from Vladivostok to Europe 4. Hitchhike from...

Hey Everyone Name is SuneeShines. I have been reading STP for a few months because travel and adventure is just really interesting to me. I don't really have any qualms with working my dead end jobs (as long as I can start in the Afternoon). I don't have a wanderlust that can only be...

hey! :) I'm Jure, from Slovenia (yes it's a fucking small country overseas), part of a squatting collective in my hometown and nomad by heart. Even though I'm being a good-boy-settled-down multimedia student, I go hitchhiking and tramping around the world every summer. I'm here mostly for...

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Im from south carolina and this is my first time using STP. A little about my self: I love old things and history. My favorite music is old time folk, i also like punk metal and experimental music . I enjoy 60s to 80s movies the most but im also highly interested in old silent movies. Ive been...