Hitchhiking by Siow Chih Wee

Hitchhiking by Siow Chih Wee

Backpacking: The Fine Art of Roughing it Out!

Hiking in Singapore?

• How to start?– Refer to guide book first!

• Look for a Sign?! Make a Sign?!

Hiker’s Signboard

• Where to hitchhike?– Petrol stations, – Main roads– Slip roads to expressway

• How to choose your ‘victims’?– Hitch with trustworthy looking people

• Ambulances?!• Family • Couples• Single woman driver

– Scan the car

• Getting Off– Intersections/ petrol stations

• Common to take more than 1 ride to get to a destination

London

?!?!Dover

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• Things to note– Hitch in pairs– Take your belongings at all times– Well groomed = Easier hikes– Talk to the driver

• Why?• Courtesy• Get to know your driver• Display sense of confidence

• Why Hitchhike?– Meeting real local people

• Chance of good conversation

– Free!!!• Comfortable seats, free music• Jostling of seats on public buses and still have

to pay!

Don’t feel ‘paiseh’

IT IS PERFECTLY OK TO REJECT A RIDE!!

Any Q?

Thk Q!