Used to hitchhike in the past, Is a hitchhiker themselves, Wanted social interaction / conversation, Interested in cultural exchange
Origin country
Italy
Age
30
Languages
Italian, English
Comment
Being here early in the day is definitely a very good idea! That way you can catch tourists checking out of their accommodations in Parga/Lichnos/Igoumenitsa who might go some distance. The locals mostly go between two cities and are very reluctant to take people.
I ended up finding possibly my best ever ride here with a young Italian couple who were travelling with their camper van, freecamping where ever they go. They were going in my direction (Patras) but were planning to do some sightseeing on the way. They kindly took me with them to look at the archeological site of Nicopolis (amazing stuff!). While driving it turned out that they would continue to Delphi the next day and that I could free camp with them. We spent an amazing night filled with music, swimming, great conversation and a camp fire at a secret beach on the coast. Although we got stuck with the van on way back up the bad path for three hours, I had the best time with them. We just clicked on every level and this is exactly what I hitchhike for!
Because of the situation with the van, we didn't end up reaching Dephi that day, and they instead decided to stay on the coast for another night. Unfortunately their next freecamping spot wasn't so suitable for my tent and I had too book accommodation for a night in the next town.