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Hitchhiking is very common in '''Israel'''. Hitchhiking is done by '''pointing to the ground with the hand far from the body''', instead of raising a thumb. | Hitchhiking is very common in '''Israel'''. Hitchhiking is done by '''pointing to the ground with the hand far from the body''', instead of raising a thumb. | ||
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+ | The most usual way to start an hitchiking journey is to take a bus out of town, to a junction in your direction. Almost every junction has a hitchiking spot (the famous ''Trempiyada''), or atleast a bus station where drivers can stop. It is very hard to hitchike from the cities themselves, and inter-urban buses are relativly cheap and can get you to the nearest junction. | ||
==Safety== | ==Safety== | ||
Like always, precaution is needed when hitchiking, although in Israel hitchhiking is a way of life. You will find hitchhikers ''everywhere''. Your best bet for getting a safe ride in Israel is getting into a car with people who know what they are doing. Even still, caution is necessary. | Like always, precaution is needed when hitchiking, although in Israel hitchhiking is a way of life. You will find hitchhikers ''everywhere''. Your best bet for getting a safe ride in Israel is getting into a car with people who know what they are doing. Even still, caution is necessary. | ||
− | ==Cities== | + | ==Cities and locations== |
* [[Haifa]] | * [[Haifa]] | ||
* [[Jerusalem]] | * [[Jerusalem]] | ||
* [[Tel Aviv]] | * [[Tel Aviv]] | ||
− | * | + | * [[Dead sea]] |
Revision as of 12:02, 11 December 2006
Hitchhiking is very common in Israel. Hitchhiking is done by pointing to the ground with the hand far from the body, instead of raising a thumb.
The most usual way to start an hitchiking journey is to take a bus out of town, to a junction in your direction. Almost every junction has a hitchiking spot (the famous Trempiyada), or atleast a bus station where drivers can stop. It is very hard to hitchike from the cities themselves, and inter-urban buses are relativly cheap and can get you to the nearest junction.
Safety
Like always, precaution is needed when hitchiking, although in Israel hitchhiking is a way of life. You will find hitchhikers everywhere. Your best bet for getting a safe ride in Israel is getting into a car with people who know what they are doing. Even still, caution is necessary.