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Hungry for an adventure?

Summer time is coming and you don't want to go with Mom, Dad and your little brother to Disney World. You want a wild adventure and excitement? So, there are two words: road trip and hitchhiking.

Hitchhiking is a cheap way of travelling. It costs almost nothing. Many people prefer hitchhiking to other forms of transport, because it’s not only sharing a way, but also possibility to meet a lot of people and make lots of friends. Today's drivers are more fearful of picking up hitchhikers than in the past. Those one, who do pick up hitchhikers tend to be very friendly. However, hitchhikers also risk being picked up by someone who is an unsafe driver or even personally dangerous. The most scary thing about hitchhiking is the possibility of being involved in a car accident or being hit by a car if you stand too close to the side of the road. Despite the dangers, there are plenty of ways to minimize a risk. You can find out a lot of information about it searching by Internet. For example, there is a website www.hitchhikers.wikia.com. It is a community, a great possibility to discover new advantages, to share and add your knowledge as well. What’s more, by sharing our cars, we save petrol, and do less damage to the environment. This is ultimately related to economy. Cheap transport is generally shared transport and also more friendly to our environment. What attracts people in hitchhiking is the feeling of freedom and the opportunity to have the real adventure. It's a challenge in some way and some people like to accept it. Now the hitchhiking has become some kind of sport - and there are some competitions in this field. The aim is to achieve some point in the shortest time and not to pay for it. Its popularity increases. Why? The suggestion is that people are fed up with their comfortable lives and like to feel the adrenaline and to participate in an adventure. Hungry for an adventure? Try on!!!

Ewelina Poleszak
ewelina.cultura.rum@gmail.com