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'''Finding accomodationaccommodation''' is usually easy if you don't mind spending a lot of money. But most [[hitchhikers ]] don't have a lot of money, so then there are several other options:

==Tent==You can bring your tent and sleeping bag and you:'ll basically be free to sleep anywhere. Beware that in most countries it's not legal to put up your tent anywhere. It is generally legal in [[Scandinavia]], [[Finland]]For more information on this, check out the [[Scotlandcamping]] and [[Ireland]], thougharticle.''

DigiHitch has an [http://wwwYou can bring your tent and sleeping bag and you'll basically be free to sleep anywhere.digihitchBeware that in most countries it's not legal to put up your tent anywhere.com/article42It is generally legal in [[Scandinavia]], [[Finland]], [[Scotland]] and [[Ireland]], though.html articleLegal or not, [[camping] on sleeping near the highway (] wild needs not necessarily with to disturb other people. Putting up your tent in a tent)discrete place at or after dusk, breaking up before people will notice and not letting garbage or fire places behind there are general recommendations to stay overnight in situations where camping wild is not officially allowed.

Alternatively, go to a house with a garden and ask if you can camp there. Quite often there are attractive spots for camping wild near motorway petrol stations. If the noise is disturbing you can take ear plugs along. Even in highly urbanised countries like the [[Netherlands]] camping wild is still possible; for example if you hitchhike out of [[Amsterdam]] in the evening you can go just to service area Haarrijn, situated along the A2 motorway between [[Amsterdam]] and [[Utrecht]]. The area is vast and putting up a tent at dusk at the other end of the area will not draw attention, while the spot is scenic (and very "Dutch" with fields, cows and water around). Or find a park or forest near the city you're in. When choosing a park, pick a spot that is covered enough not to be seen.  DigiHitch had an article (still accessible through [http://web.archive.org/web/20081011051359/http://www.digihitch.com/article42.html wayback machine]) on sleeping near the highway (not necessarily with a tent). == Airports ==:''For more information on this, check out the [[airport]] article.'' ==Your driver==

That is why it is so important to create good relation with your driver - more open, honest and respectful you are, more likely it will happen. For example [[User:Mirto|Mirto]] is getting sometimes even few invitations during one trip. If you refuse and prefer to continue your way, it might be a good idea to note phone number of your kind driver, in case you will get stuck 10 km further. == Asking people ==If you ask people on the street, it may happens that they will help you or invite you to sleep at their place. You may also consider the possibility to "hitchhike a couch": just make a [[Signs|sign]] with something like "Couchsurfing?" on it, and wait in a place where are many people. It may work. :) ==Hospitality exchange networks==Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning, but are '''very''' valuable tools for traveling. Sometimes there are [http://couchsurfing.com/meetings.html meetings] and [http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/forum.php?SelectedCategory=42 gatherings] of tens, or even hundreds of hospitality exchange members. If you go there you'll surely get a place to sleep! * [https://www.trustroots.org/ Trustroots]* [https://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome] an open alternative to HC and CS, 4700+ members* [[:couchers:|Couchers.org]] If you happen to speak [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto Esperanto] there is also [https://www.pasportaservo.org/ Pasporta Servo][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasporta_Servo]. Not very relevant anymore:* [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. Though the lack of handy profiles and the direct communication over email definitely make this site definitely ''less secure'' (''don't'' use it in Lima).* [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] (CS), 2,500,000+ members, managed in an oligarchic way, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly.* [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club] (HC), 640,000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there.* [http://hospitalityguide.net HospitalityGuide] Hosp.Ex Ne>>t - Hospitality Exchange Networks Overview* [http://www.rahhala.net/ Rahhala.net] (Rahhala), 1000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, Arab travelers and travelers for peace... ''See also [[Hitchhiking news and news archive|Current hitchhiking events]] for times and places where you can find free or very cheap accommodation and friendly people.'' == Hostels ==Depending on where you are, hostels can be very cheap. The best way to find the cheapest hostel in town and to see whether they have any free beds, is probably [http://www.hostelworld.com/ hostelworld]. You can actually book your beds very short time in advance (1 hour works fine) with no extra fee.

* [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing], 60000+ members, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly.* [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club], 120000+ members, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there. (Don't mention other websites, such as CouchSurfing, It is sometimes possible to work for few hours in your message or it might be censored.)* [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot exchange of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. Though the lack of handy profiles and the direct communication over email make this site less securebed.

''See also =Also=[http://hitchwiki.org/en/House_for_everyone House(s) for everyone][[Current hitchhiking eventsCategory:Practical info]] for times and places where you can find free or very cheap acccomodation and friendly people.''

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