{"id":373,"date":"2016-07-10T09:44:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T06:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/?p=373"},"modified":"2016-08-15T15:41:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T12:41:09","slug":"hitchhiking-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/index.php\/2016\/07\/10\/hitchhiking-in-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitchhiking in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"m1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0Thursday evening, Dodo and Kristi came by hitchhike from R\u00e2mincu S\u0103rat to pick me up from Schiule\u0219ti. We enjoyed our evening together, and Friday we left at 10:00 am. First direction: R\u00e2mnicu S\u0103rat.<\/p>\n<p>So we walked, and we met, at the end of the village, a girl who told us that a friend of her goes to Ploie\u0219ti (the middle of our way to R\u00e2mincu S\u0103rat). We waited for him, \u00a0and he came! We left Schiule\u0219ti and he brought us to Ploie\u0219ti. There he didn\u2019t want us to continue hitchhiking he wanted us to take a bus. He dropped us to the bus station, and he also gave us 50 lei for tickets! It was crazy! I never saw this before! We had to wait 45 min in Ploie\u0219ti before the bus departure, so we went in restaurant, but when we came back\u2026 there was NO BUS anymore. Shit\u2026 we had to take a cab to go out of the city to hitchhike!<\/p>\n<p>Two cars picked us up and we arrived in R\u00e2mnicu S\u0103rat. There we joined the other friends. We were 6 in total therefore we divided ourselves in two groups and the adventure started!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-376 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"m4\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m4-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m4-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It was a mess at the beginning, two cars took us, but we were still in R\u00e2mnicu S\u0103rat. Finally a car brought us on the way to Constan\u021ba\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And there was a problem: there were not too many cars using the road. \u00a0So we were waiting in a gas station, we didn\u2019t have sign, so a guy took us to the closest city (Crazy Romanian peoples are so helpful !!!).\u00a0After a long wait another guy took us to a crossing in our way. We were in a Roma village, so EVERYONE was looking at us, it was a little bit scary\u2026 Luckily 3 minutes later 2 guys, electricians, really cool guys picked us up! They brought us a bit closer to our destination. There we were waiting aaaaaaaand waaaaaaaiting for someone, when finally a young guy with his van stopped. Bad luck, he had just 2 seats in front and we were 3. \u00a0After negotiating among us, 2 of us went in the front and one in the back! Nordine was the first in the back! After that me and later Yasmine!\u00a0And what else do you think it was travelling with us?\u00a0A baby cat! This way 2 hours and half past with his van! It was really cool!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-375 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"m3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m3-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/evs.curbadecultura.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/m3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Finally we arrived to Constan\u021ba where we met our host from coachsurfing. Dan with his wife Maria. They were amazing!\u00a0Now it came the time to enjoy the sea and the city and the holidays !!!<\/p>\n<p>The way back was by hitchhiking as well. \u00a0This time we were two, Nordine and me! We waited 5 minutes and a couple took us until Bucharest ! Surprisingly they spoke really good French! They also ask us if we wanted to take the bus, they proposed to pay for us (crazy this Romanian, too helpful!!!). We refused of course. The trip continued with McDonalds breaks and with another couple driving us. They stopped in a gas station and bought us water! Later they dropped us in Ploie\u0219ti! The last car taking us was an English car! With again a really cool guy!<\/p>\n<p>Result of this weekend: I realized that I have never met people so Friendly and Helpful before!<\/p>\n<p><em>Margot<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>volunteer from France<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Margot se afl\u0103 \u00een Rom\u00e2nia pentru 5 luni \u00een cadrul proiectului\u00a0<em>Intercult\u2019rural (ref nr 2015-3-FR02-KA105-010806)<\/em>\u00a0co-finan\u021bat de Uniunea European\u0103 prin programul Erasmus+ \u0219i implementant \u00een Rom\u00e2nia de Asocia\u021bia Curba de Cultur\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"slide-text-bg2\"><span>\u00a0Thursday evening, Dodo and Kristi came by hitchhike from R\u00e2mincu S\u0103rat to pick me up from Schiule\u0219ti. 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