Looking to hitch alone with someone
 

Hey well ive come to a time in my life were there really isnt much for me where i am right now, so I wonder if there is anybody out there who is willing to take me on a trip with them I cant offer much in the way of fund/i have no transport but I am willing to clean cook ect

so is there anybody who can help me?:helpsmilie:

Dude, perhaps you need to explain more about your situation?

Your post comes across as self pitying and as if you are running away from something but wanting a complete stranger to meet the cost..... not sure why someone would do that?

I'm trying to be helpful here, so don't get upset at my forthright post. If your post came across to me like this, it will to others.

Hope things improve for you.

Tell us more about what you want, who you are, why, where, when and just exactly what you can bring to the table! With that 'advert,' you'll struggle to find anyone - sell yourself more!

You don't even need anyone, if you have the inclination and the time, you can travel a long way on very little.

Hope things work out for you, and remember to run towards something not away from it, even if it means running backwards.

Birdy

I would say that it is better to sort things out at home before going for the trip. This way you will enjoy more when past does not haunt you.
:thumbup1:

I've travelled to run away from problems at home... They are always there waiting for you when you get home and usually worse than when you left.

Although, if it's a break up you're trying to forget, then the road is a good place to do it..

If you've just robbed a bank, a one way ticket to Mexico might be a better idea :)

How do you "hitch alone with someone"?

probably means hitch along with someone?

hi fillthetank

you should try and save up if you can buy a bike and do your cbt and das or there's a web site called www.helpX look it up cheap way to see places there's loads of bike clubs out there and as a rule most bikers are a good bunch i have met some great characters since i got back into biking 3 years ago and some lovely trips there's always someone on HU up for a trip.

Remember corners there's always something new around the next one:thumbup1:happy:scooter::scooter::scooter:

I second Mr Coolblackbird, HelpX and WWOOF are great ways to travel with very little money. HelpX is probably better if you have limited funds, as there is just one, one off fee, which I think is about 20 Euro. WWOOF you have to pay membership for each separate country.

In a year of HelpXing around Spain, I spent about 500 Euro, and managed to earn about the same. That was with plenty of moving around on a bike and lots of beer.

I'll be leaving to go back on the road soon, if you get back to us, maybe I can help .

Birdy

Hey when were you thinking of going on the road and where to? :thumbup1:

My plans are in constant flux - tell us more about you!

There are so many experienced and knowledgeable travellers on here, but nobody (myself included) is going to invite an unknown quantity along with them!

I would love to give you some help to get you on your way, and I know lots of other people on here would - throw us a bone.

Birdy

I think that you are asking a lot from people to just take you on a trip and not seem to have the means to contribute to the trip only you may cook and clean.
The people on this site work hard to save for their trips and to prepare their bikes.
You seem to think that this is like the old coffee shops of the Sixties, when you put an notice on the board about traveling to somewhere and hoping that there is someone with transport going the same way.
These type of arrangements usually required the person asking or looking for other traveller to at least help pay for the fuel.
Why not deal with your problems and save, then you could at least help with some the cost e.g. petrol.
If things did not turn out and you needed to part company you would at least have the funds to get home.
Save and plan and do a trip all by your self.
Sorry if this sounds harsh, it may be that I work with people that seem too think, that they are entitled to things with out putting in any effort. and the world owes them.

hi tank
i was looking at your old messages did you pass cbt and das i see that you are 18 or 19.
1. join helpX and put up all the things you can do and be honest. try the backpacker section they are always looking for people your age
2. save for fight ticket to where ever you to go spain would be a first good one near home
3 on here tell us more about yourself likes and dislikes
Happy travels :scooter::scooter::scooter:bier

:thumbdown:doh

I should know what my plans are by the end of the week.

Tell us more and I'll see what I can do to help.

All of us had a first trip once up on a time.

Look in the Europe section, there's a guy about the same age as you doing a trip on his first bike, a 125 Honda I think - he might be inspiring for you.

Birdy

Hey okay a lil bit about me I'm 19 in Feb recently passed my education etc have wanted to travel since a very young age and well my situation at home isn't great plus this girl i was seeing didn't work out and ahhh just want to get away from it all, well in the next month or so I could maybe get £3000 together but how long could that last me if i use this helpx witch everyone is talking about?

oh yeah I'm also a type one diabetic so I shall have to find a way for getting med's but I know a lot of diabetics travel so shouldn't be a problem

More than enough cash, depending what you want to do; you could do worse than get into the helpx site and find a country and a situation that appeals to you - then just do it as the advertisement says!
For instance, if you go overseas, learn a new language.
That keeps things very simple for your first experience away from home with the minimum of outside complexities, like running a vehicle, and minimum expenditure on your part.
I legged it from home when I was younger than you, while still returning later - leaving the nest for the first time, you just have to flap your wings to see if they work OK!!

But how long is a piece of string? How expensive is the string itself? I like to drink and smoke, but I don't spend any money on anything else. So £3000 could last me four or five years. Other people like to stay in hotels, and have nice things, comfort and good food, and would probably spend that on a two week holiday.


I won't be going away with that much money next time I leave, so I would consider it more than enough, other people wouldn't, but I would rather travel than save to travel.

Help X - what are your skills? What can you offer that people would be willing to give you food and board for? Have a look at the website, see if you can find somewhere you fancy, get in contact with them and then you've got an aim. I've stayed places months, I've stayed places days, it all depends on how well you get on with the hosts, and how much they need from you.

Girl problems have this wonderful habit of fading into the distance and disappearing once you cross a border, the only problem is each border crossed means you are in a new country, with new girls to give you new problemsbier.

As for diabetes, I spent over a year all over Africa with my ex who was diabetic, with no problem. Even in Khartoum I managed to find insulin and safe needles. The whole world has diabetics, but if you wheedle your doctor enough, he'll give you a big stock to go with.

Birdy

Empty,
Birdy probably has this thread in mind - there is a blog in there that I have been following:-

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...d-europe-61328

And he's doing it now, in winter :thumbup1:

Haha 'flap your wings to see if they work ok.' That made me smile.

I'm still flying in batshit broken circles nearly ten years after my first big trip away from home! .

Thanks.

Birdy

PS And I second the language thing, even the barest smattering of a language makes life so much more fun and much easier - especially when you are working and living with people like on HelpX. But if you don't already speak it - it's a fantastic way to learn!

hi tank
£3000 nice one. hey we all gone through the women thing just look at touring ted he go's through women like dinners doesn't bother him :rofl:you are only 19 loads more fish in the sea. You have the perfect time and money to go and enjoy some fun. Don't worrie about your diabetics europe is well geared up for anything like that and if you go on helpX let everyone know and good luck. let me know how you get on happy:scooter::scooter::scooter:bier:funmeteryes:

Emptythetank

I have got to be honest but I would not take you anywhere with me at the moment.

What you need to do is grow up a bit. We all have hard times and we have to get on with life.

Running away from troubles do not help because they are still there when you get home. When you come upon troubles when you are travelling ...and there are lots, you need to face them out and not run away. I don`t think you could do that.

Anyone who goes off with you would be begging for problems.

Sorry mate.

Steve

I was actually willing to offer a helping hand, or a set of stablisers for a bit. We all started out once, and if I think back, it would have been so much easier if I'd had someone to show me the ropes.

Take Dave's advice. Flap those wings. When you're full of wine up to the neck, knee deep in a foreign language, up to the hilt of something else in a foreign lady, problems seem so much smaller.

Birdy

EmptyTT,
I have no idea why the most recent posts have kind of turned against "supporting you" but I would say that you should just get out there and do it!
Sure, you probably don't have £3K to your name because you are offering your bike for sale:-
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-cbf500-61770

IMO that is not a bike that will sell on here; you know from this whole website that the vast majority of peeps here are riding their own choice of machine that probably does not include a Honda CBF - but you can ride a CBF most places, soooooooooooooooo --

1. Get out there and do it on your own bike, or
2. Travel without the bike, via xhelp or whatever floats your boat.

Everything you read on here is just an opinion, including this post. Some is based on experience, in some cases a lot of experience, but you need to get your own experience.
As I said earlier, I have been there, done that - all the stuff about leaving home without parental permission (not that you need it at age 19 but I was under age).
In my day (God, I hate that expression!) before the internet, I just stuck out my thumb and took to the road with a rucksack on my back - in this day and age I am not recommending that specifically but I am repeating what I said earlier - flap your wings and learn to fly, instead of worrying yourself about if your wings actually work OK.

Simple question: have you ever travelled, abroad for instance - I suspect not.

Hey yes I have been abroad, I haven't really ever got along with my family and well I have traveled around European countries for various training operations

your post
 

What are you Motorcycler or a traveler.

I am currently in the same situation as you no point stay where I am now.

So I just want to get out and away.

So i what to travel europe. western european country, where i don't need a travel visa for as a Australian. I don't ride bikes.

I have bought a Camper van in the UK, but now I can't get insurance , MOt and Tax on it as ia m not a uk resident or a eu citizens.

I just wonder how the americans go about this

So if you interest I have a idea of a travel holiday.:scooter:

Hey yeah that does sound pretty interesting :cool4: so did you say your thinking of going over to the US?

Are the two mutually exclusive?

As for the insurance etc, can you just not get it in your home country (Australia?)and then 'add on' that you'll be driving in Europe? I had a similar problem in South Africa, but I got round it by getting a resident to do all the legal work and then put me on the insurance.

I believe so, if the US is in Birdy

I miss read the bit about Americans :P

topic
 

No I can't get a vehicle that is in UK (GB) covered by insurance In Australia.
I need to find a uk based insurance company. as the vehicle is still in MOT and tax at present in the UK.?c?

The vehicle needs to remain in UK mot and tax, unfortunately now I also need to get a export perimit to export it from the UK, and also green card insurance for the EU

So thats the problem I face.
This is posted her on another topic as well

I would say that it is better to work factors out at house before going for the vacation. This way you will appreciate more when previous does not pester you.:innocent:

I'd just like to say the opposite of those who are saying that if you go away to avoid problems they will still be there when you get back.

OK, so you don't get on with your folks - you're old enough to know that by now. Staying at home and working in a dull job won't change that.

Your girlfriend? Go away for a while and I can pretty much garuantee you'll have forgotten all about her in a few weeks. What's the point in moping at home when you could be on the road?

£3000 is good travelling money. That's a serious amount of time in some parts of the world - like India for instance.

If you can work when you go away all the better. I went to Australia a number of years ago arriving with less than £500. Got home nearly two years later. Of course, the economic climate might make finding work harder these days, you'd need to research that.

The other thing I'd say (and this is possibly controversial as so many people on this forum are fun-loving easy-going 'lets get together and go travelling' types and I'm essentially just a bitter old misanthrope) is I'd be wary of hitching your wagon to anyone in a binding way, especially anyone you don't really know. I'd opt for the flexibility of travelling on my own over joining a group any day.

Get money. Leave. Simple as that. :)

Have a great time. :thumbup1:

I'll second Matt. Best advice you will get.

topic
 

Can any one here help me with this UK MOT TAX problem

Start a new thread. Title it "UK MOT tax problem." State your situation and ask your question(s). Sit back and wait for the oft-contradictory answers to flood in.

Trying to piggyback on an unrelated thread doesn't really work very well.

Hope that's helpful.

Tax
 

I have started another thread