For quite a while I can call myself a hitchhiker, having hitchhiked over 25,000 kilometers through Europe and partly Asia. As you can imagine my hitchhiking journey had to start somewhere, with lots of up and downs and even more rookie mistakes. It starts with the idea, a wonderful one, of free transportation to wherever you want, whenever you want. Although this is true, in a way, it is not a given fact. Hitchhiking is much more then just a way to get a free ride to your destination. It's a lifestyle someone chose over another and although it seems easy, it's harder than most people believe. You can find many guides on the internet about "w