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== Hitchhiking, ''Autostop'' ==
In Spain, hitching isn’t a very common concept and mostly done by foreigners. Though, the thumb will be understood. Nevertheless, you will find a lot of foreigners in cars from countries where the hitchhiking culture is more developed. You usually have to wait for some time - but those who pick you up at last tend to be really nice. Sometimes you will have to be patient and not just patient for an hour or so. Once, [[Latindane ]] had to wait 4 hours to get a 300 kilometers ride with lunch included towards Madrid.
When entering the country from France you should try to get a lift as close to your destination as possible. A good place for this is La Jonquera, one of the biggest truck stops in Europe. You’ll find plenty of international truck drivers all over the country, because Spain is a centre of the fruit industry, exporting their oranges and tomatoes. In the west, there is another huge truck stop near Irun.
