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'''Valmiera''' is a city in Latvia.  
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'''Valmiera''' is a city in [[Latvia]].  
  
 
== Hitching out ==
 
== Hitching out ==
  
=== South/West towards [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Riga Riga]''''''Bold text'''LT''', Sigulda '''LT''' ===
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=== South/West towards [[Riga]], [[Sigulda]] ===
  
Sorry about the non-descriptiveness, but the road name says it all really.
 
  
== Riga ==
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You'll be hitching from Rigas Iela (Rigas Street) towards Riga. There are two options here:
You'll be hitching from Rigas Iela (Rigas Street) towards Riga  
 
There are two options here:
 
  
1.) Take the local bus from the bus station in town to the last bus stop along Rigas Iela.
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Take the local bus from the bus station in town to the last bus stop along Rigas Iela
  
2.) Walk to the last bus stop along Rigas Iela in the direction of Riga.
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Or walk to the last bus stop along Rigas Iela in the direction of Riga.
  
Either way, this is the place to hitch. I got a lift within 5 minutes while holding a sign.
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=== Towards [[Sigulda]] ===
  
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If hitching to Sigulda, same steps as for Riga, but get off at [http://www.google.com/maps?q=Valmiera,+Latvia&hl=en&ll=57.178133,24.724388&spn=0.059735,0.220757&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=22.431602,56.513672&vpsrc=6&z=12 Ragana] and hitch to Sigulda from there.
== Sigulda ==
 
If hitching to Sigulda, get off at [http://www.google.com/maps?q=Valmiera,+Latvia&hl=en&ll=57.178133,24.724388&spn=0.059735,0.220757&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=22.431602,56.513672&vpsrc=6&z=12 Ragana]
 
  
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For both locations, do not bother attempting to hitch any closer from in Valmiera than this last bus stop
  
For both locations, do not bother attempting to hitch any closer from in Valmiera than this last bus stop, as I did... and it wasted over an hour of my time.
 
  
Enjoy!
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[[Category:Latvia]]
  
== Hitching in ==
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[[ru: Валмиера]]
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 18 April 2021

Valmiera is a city in Latvia.

Hitching out

South/West towards Riga, Sigulda

You'll be hitching from Rigas Iela (Rigas Street) towards Riga. There are two options here:

Take the local bus from the bus station in town to the last bus stop along Rigas Iela

Or walk to the last bus stop along Rigas Iela in the direction of Riga.

Towards Sigulda

If hitching to Sigulda, same steps as for Riga, but get off at Ragana and hitch to Sigulda from there.

For both locations, do not bother attempting to hitch any closer from in Valmiera than this last bus stop