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stepstepmeander: Well, it happened. It was bound to, I supposed. We hit an invisible hitch hiking wall. It’s name was France. Over the course of two days we spent 8 hours waiting for rides in the hot sun. We watched empty SUV’s roll past by the dozen, the looks on their faces expressing clearly that they would rather undergo some sort of surgery than open their car door to us. Roadside...

florianvallen: I crossed the border just after Yüksekova, a Turkish city that was about to get destroyed by an earthquake only 4 days after I travelled through it. A white, long-bearded old man with thick, dark eyebrows and a black turban was pictured above the counter. The man in the picture gazed at me with a quizzical look. The officer behind the counter controlled my passport for some...

Young, Squatting and Punk in New Orleans →

trackingtransience: Sitting on his front porch in a pair of cut-up shorts and a loose striped tank top and surrounded by potted herbs was Kozmo Bunny. Doing a newspaper crossword puzzle in black ink, he alternated between reclining and hunching over the table with Carmelita at his feet. His housemates were out front shoveling dirt from the back of a truck into a wheelbarrow. Their latest...

Some awesome resources for hitchhikers, vagabonds,...

HitchWiki x Full of maps, tips, guides, and more. DigiHitch x Hitchhiking tips, personal stories, and articles. TrashWiki x A freegan’s guide to the best dumpster diving sites/free stuff in various cities, states, and countries. Couchsurfing x Meet interesting people, explore new cities from a local’s perspective, and sleep on someone else’s couch for free. FreightHopping x...

Hitchhiking Book List →

The books are all fairly dated, but still useful.

There's no feeling

lemniscatevonampersand: like waking up with the sunrise, packing your tent, walking to the side of the road, and sticking out your thumb with only a general idea of where you might like to go. I have done it many times, and I may do it again. Once you experience what it’s like to have nothing tying you down, to have complete freedom, and to rely on nice people to help you along, it’s hard to go...

Hitchhiking from Phoenix to San Diego: A Guide

Take the 685 bus from Desert Sky Transit Center (in Phoenix) to Gila Bend. Gila Bend is located on the I-8, and an ideal place to start the trip. Hitching from the valley itself can be difficult; Phoenix cops are notorious for hassling hitchhikers, and rides are not plenty. Cost: $5 Once in Gila Bend, walk west along the I-8. Don’t attempt to hitchhike in the city; the locals aren’t...