How do people actually find one another and become road dogs and all? I have a hard time connecting to people as it is in general because I’m antisocial but if I’m gonna go thru what I’m dealing with, I would actually love to have a friend. Guy/girl/etc.. My time is coming to an end here, and I’d like to write this new chapter with pride.

With that being said, enjoy the brief introduction;

I’m Jeff, 26 and perpetually tired of this world and waiting for the aliens lmao. Music is my first love, followed by the entertainment of movies. Major marvel nerd(not to knowledgeable in comics) with dark humor and generalized knowledge of many other life topics. A little carpentry skills but I’m no Bob the Builder…

Considerable or not.. I made the attempt. Thanks for your time and be safe out there 🌎❤️

Currently on someone's porch in the shade....

Any suggestions on my route and towns I should aim for or at least avoid?

Solo male early 20s just curious how possible this would be, I have roughly 30 days to kill and think this could be a cool trip.

Not very talkative though

Literally I just need someone else with me for this experience that’s it. I don’t have confidence that I’ll make it out alone right now man. I just quit my fucking terrible job that scheduled me 4pm-12am and then 8am the next day repeat. Someone please just I’ll literally meet u anywhere preferably somewhere with a warmer environment for the winter but I need someone to travel with and have these experiences with so I’m not entirely alone, even if we have to part ways at some point I just really need a friend for the first part of this all. Please

That's about all I can book off of work lol! Has anyone done this recently or is gonna do it and has tips to share? I wanna do it before winter comes in hahaha.

Tldr: teen wanting to get into train hopping when I turn 18, are there people out there still teaching the skills, what's queer people's experiences, and I know it's dangerous so I'm still on the fence about it.

I would like to preface this off by saying I am a teen and if I do ever get into train hopping it would be a few years out after I turn 18 and have money. Also I wanted to post this more in r/vagabond but you need karma to post on there and I basically never use reddit.

Big brother is really why I'm asking if it's still alive. I know that it's definitely died down from what it once was, and I get why, but I also know that might just mean that people are being more secretive about it.

I also wanted to ask about the 'wokeness' (? I hate using that word but don't know another to use) of most train hoppers. I myself am apart of the lgbtq, while I understand that it definitely varies from person to person I wanted to get a view from anyone with exp. I want to be as responsible as I can considering what I'm thinking about doing and don't want to put myself in excessive danger because of my identity.

Trainhopping has been plauging my mind despite my vague life plan for the next few years as well as knowing the dangers. The world just sucks right now and I don't very much fall in line with what it wants out of me. If anybody here is experienced in any way with it, and willing to understand that I'm still on the fence about it, I would love to talk. I'm hoping for positive answers but I understand not wanting to sugar-coat things so dangerous.

This will be our first time hitchhiking, and we'd like to be prepared / dropped off at locations that won't leave us waiting for too long. Our current route is Utrecht -> Breda(/Roosendaal) -> Brussel(/Antwerp) -> Lille -> Paris, but the specifics of the best hitching locations of each are unclear for us beyond Utrecht. Apparently Utrecht to Paris is perfectly feasible for beginners, but Hitchmap hasn't been of much help as most locations have too little reviews to tell if a location is reliably good. Has anyone else done this route with more information (or any of the locations in between)? If we leave early in the morning, would camping gear be unnecessary? Are there any places to discuss these sorts of questions beyond Reddit?

Heyy I’m currently in Iran and I was planning to HH to Afghanistan and then Ouzbekistan but I just see that the border is close for travelers…
Is the border from Iran to Pakistan open for traveler ?
And can I cross the border to china at the beginning of November ?

I plan to hitch from Akron, OH to San Francisco, California in early 2027. I’m asking for any tips or advice on how to make the trip the most fun and safe for a relatively inexperienced hitcher such as myself. Thank you!!!!’

I'm leaving Wednesday (10/14/26) and attempting to make it to Kentucky and hopefully back before the 22/23. I don't want to go through st Louis and had originally planned to go above it through Illinois and Indiana, but I know people in Rolla and for kicks and giggles I wanna take the Hickman Ferry.

Any thoughts?

I’m fairly new to hitchhiking, have been doing it for about 3 months. I’m 22 and I am planning on hitchhiking from Park City Utah to the Grand Canyon in mid to late November. I will have around 1200 dollars, a 20 degree sleeping bag, tarp and groundsheet, and a will to get rough and rugged. I understand that it may get cold, and there are a lot of dead zones. I do have a sat phone/GPS in emergencies. Is there anything I should know? Is attempting this in late November stupid? Is it easy to get stranded? I plan on taking the 15 south most of the way. Let me know. Thank you.

Hey everyone,

I (25M) am in Hanoi right now.

My plan is to hitchhike to ho chi minh city in a week or two.

I try to find some hosts on Couchsurfing but I also got my camping gear with me in the worst case scenario.

Reply to this thread or dm me in case you are interested :)

For sake of figuring out which routes to take based on which roads are busier. There's Google Maps "traffic" overlay, but it only shows you if traffic is congested, not how many cars there are.

Heyy im noa, 21 year old solo female backpacker( kind of i think)
i need to get back to munich from porto!
i have to get there latest on the morning of the 18th october. so im asking for advice aswell as someone who would wanna do it with me!!
i was thinking of starting on the 16th in the morning but im not sure if thats enough time.
id love if i didnt have to do it alone and have someone there with me maybe aswell someone with more experience.
i also did look for flights and other methods to get back but they are very expensive and im on a budget so i’ll try like this!!

Hey guys, I asked the mods and they're OK with me posting this.

I spend a lot of time on multi-day trips and hikes, and after enough bad situations with no signal I realised I needed to build LastBar.

It's a free app that maps real mobile coverage as you drive or hike, and combines that with signal maps from other users. When you're stuck with no signal, it points you to the nearest place your phone will work, and to the nearest water, shelter, clinic, police station or fuel, all offline. There's no account, no sign-in, and it only uses about 3% battery a day.

Android phones build most of the map, since iOS limits what the app can read in the background, but iPhone users can still see coverage data captured by other users and find signal based on that and cell tower locations.

The app is still new so the map is empty where nobody has been with it yet, but every drive, walk, or hike fills in the map for the next person. If you're planning an outing soon, I'd love for you to try it out and let me know what you think!

There's more info at https://lastbar.online/ if you'd like to take a look.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=agency.clc.lastbar

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6816038882

Driving from Rochester, NY to Bismarck, ND 10/28.

Over the summer, I was in France. One village even had an electric sign with a button like for pedestrian crossing, but it was for hitchhikers. They could press a button if they were going to the next village at the crossroads that was to the right or to the left. I was inspired. Should I be?

Hi! My wife and I are planning to visit Australia in early February—just for three weeks. We’re currently fulfilling a lifelong dream of traveling around the world by hitchhiking (with a little help from planes). We started in January, traveled across South and Central America, then hopped across the Pacific to Japan, took a ferry to Korea and China, and are currently in Laos, doing a loop through most of the surrounding countries. We plan to eventually make our way from Bali to Australia, and that’s where things get interesting. I’ve read that hitchhiking is illegal in Victoria and Queensland—fair enough, *dura lex sed lex* so we’ll try car-sharing there instead (if we end up in those states). Despite the short timeframe, we want to experience the true essence of Australia, is there any way to see the Outback in February? (I’m not talking about an extreme expedition, just getting a feel for the vibe). It seems like the weather gets pretty brutal the further north you go, so is a trip like that feasible starting from Melbourne, Sydney, or Brisbane? Is it safe to rent a car for a few days? How does vline work? Is it really possible to get to Mildura for peanuts?

Hey there, I’ve been reading a lot of these stories and wanting to do the ralley in 2027. One thing I’m quite concerned about is what to do with the car at the end. We wanted to leave it there but it seems like this is a big issue - as after 1 year if the car isn’t removed from the Eurasian economic area then you need to pay import taxes, which apparently can chase you back to the UK and cost thousands. Also, de-registering the car in the UK seems like a hassle without the correct paperwork.

Shipping/driving it home seems really expensive too. Wondering what people do here as it seems to be very infrequently spoken about…

Thanks in advance!

Anyone currently in Istanbul or heading east towards Iran/Pakistan and down to hang out/hitch a bit together? (M/21)

Hey everyone I’m travelling to south Korea in the next few weeks or so, planning on doing some hitching between towns and cities just for a bit of fun. Has anyone got any tips/ experience from doing it in South Korea, cheers. Planning on flying into Seoul.

I've read conflicting opinions online. For an 18 year old guy, is it completely stupid to try solo hitching in Morocco, or is it easy, and, most importantly, safe?

Hey guys,
I am on route from Scotland to Thailand and have originally accepted I was going to have to go to the boarder of Azerbaijan and Georgia, turn around and head back to get a flight into Baku, then backtrack to the same boarder on the Azerbaijan side, and then head for the ferry.
That’s a bit of a fuck around but the only was I believe I could do it.
Recently another hitchhiker told me it might still be possible to get a transit visa for 3 days for Russia.
Has anyone done this from the consulate in Tbilisi?
As far as I’m aware the 2 big hold ups are
1. You need to be in a country of which u can prove your ability to reside for >180 days, and
2. You need proof of travel and onwards travel.

Technically with an Aussie passport I CAN live in Georgia for 365 days visa free but idk about the proof of travel.
I have met people who have hitched through Russia but I’ve always forgot to ask them as most of them said they got their visa before setting off.

I’ve tried emailing the consulate but they as useless shit. I’ll be there in a few days so I will ask, just thought to ask here again

Any help would be much appreciated :)))