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post Jan 7 2014, 01:27 AM

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Hi guys

I'm going solo trip to eastern europe in April and would like to find a hitchhiking partner. I will be couchsurfing and bringing my tent as well.

I will start from istanbul and all the way up to Pristina, Kosovo and going down south to Kalambaka and Delphi, Greece and back to Istanbul.

PM me if you interested.

// In March, I will hitchhike from KL to Bangkok with a partner and Phnom Phenh (solo). Do let me know if anyone interested to hh from bangkok - phnom phenh.

Thanks

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post Jan 9 2014, 02:33 AM

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QUOTE(JungWoo @ Jan 9 2014, 02:14 AM)
bro u guys serious going with just anyone from forum?
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Thats how I normally do at least. WHen i was in beijing going to guangzhou overland, I traveled with the locals and travelers I met along the way/forum/couchsurfing.
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post Jan 9 2014, 04:00 PM

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QUOTE(aidono @ Jan 9 2014, 10:25 AM)
Very interesting route. Too bad the timing does not suits me if not I will hop on. Where are you expecting to camp? Lake Volvi?
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I can't tell the exact place where I'd be camping. But most probably, by the side road, someone's yard, etc . My main problem would be hitchhiking from lake ohrid down to thessalonniki where I might end up stranded somewhere along the way.


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post Jan 9 2014, 06:17 PM

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QUOTE(aidono @ Jan 9 2014, 05:54 PM)
I know camping in someone's yard in NZ could be a problem, would it be an issue back there?

You are right about that if you are to head to Lake Ohrid. You could opted for a safer route to Skopje where transportation should not be a problem if to head back to Thessalonniki, Greece. But I believe you got your own reason to go Lake Ohrid.

When I look at your initial itinerary, earlier assumption I thought you discard Albania from the listing. How many days/months are you expecting from this adventurous expedition?
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Major problem would be language barrier to explain and ask permission whether I could crash at their yard for a night before continuing my journey. For that, I will prepare a letter in local language for every balkans country I'm going to visit. I have better luck sleeping at gas station , R&R, or somewhere safer but god knows if I could reach destination before night, so might be a good idea to calculate every possible risk.

I'm looking at Korce, Berat and Gjirokaster in Albania, but that would be too much box checking or over ambitious plan given I have only 30 days to complete this journey.

This only my plan on a piece of paper, I'm pretty sure there'd be changes along the way.
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post Jan 9 2014, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE(aidono @ Jan 9 2014, 09:59 PM)
That's the interesting part about hitchhiking. Well, travel to an unknown territory for even instant our neighboring country like Thailand also I print out the town or places which I wanted to go in their language. Fortunately, Thais do speak a lil English which could be helpful at times.

Turkey shouldn't be a problem at all. The young one are good with English. Greece you might encounter a little issue and I totally clueless on the other two countries (I personally wouldn't head to Kosovo  shakehead.gif ).

I wish I could hitchhike a long duration like you did but I think the company will approved max 10 - 12 days for me which is not sufficient to do such adventurous movement. Perhaps we could tag along some other trip in the near future.

Hope you can find a companion for this trip. I never advice you to head alone. Best wishes from me.
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Well, maybe you can ask for unpaid leave. It's not as easy company to allow their employee to go leave that long (it depends), but worth asking.

Maybe, in the future we could tag along. Who knows.

Thank you and I wish you all the best in your life.
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post Feb 4 2014, 04:50 PM

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QUOTE(celinek @ Feb 3 2014, 12:46 PM)
wow, camping? is it safe? have you try in other country before? which country? why not stay is hostel?
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Trust your instinct and know your surroundings.
Coz I will be hitch hiking in europe and not knowing where I would arrive after long hours on the road.

I once camping at the side of the road (not visible to others) from Phnom Penh to Ho chi minh
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post Mar 11 2014, 10:14 PM

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QUOTE(celinek @ Feb 5 2014, 10:45 AM)
By staying in hostel, i can still see nice view and get to know friends from different country. For me safety first  rclxms.gif
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I'd opt to stay in hostel than camping to be honest.

The only reason I'm bringing tent in case if it gets dark before I reach my destination, stranded somewhere unknown place/road because I will be hitchhiking and couchsurfing.. so my time and date of arrival are flexible.

I had done this when I was backpacking in Ballarat, Australia not knowing where I was and short in cash, I actually went to one of the houses and asked their permission to set up my tent at the front yard, which they gladly approved my request.


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post Mar 11 2014, 10:18 PM

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Btw I will be in Istanbul (9,10,11 April) heading to Plovdiv, Bulgaria somewhere 12 ~ 14 April by hitchhiking on a shoestring budget.

Anyone interested for meet up or travel together ?

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