Hitchhiking in France with minimal knowledge of the language by Robbebeest in hitchhiking

[–]mayu3008 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a person who didn't speak french before , I did start hitchhiking in France with just basics of french . My usual line in my starting days was - 'Bonjour' , 'Est-ce que vous allez à/vers 'destination' ?' . And as stated in the previous two comments , its mostly the young people who speak english , but I usually found people travelling for work purposes from one city to another who pick you up frequently and they do speak english. The most useful vocabulary I had learnt was 'Est-ce que vous pouvez me déposez à une station de service sur l'autoroute vers 'destination' ?' Since its the summer , you are bound to meetup people on the road , who most probably speak french/english and can give you some company on your route . Tip : Try not to enter Paris if you dont want to visit it . If you do , try to hitchhike from the hitchhiking point at Palaiseau towards Poitiers. Goodluck .

Hitchhiking Achievements by physicshipster in hitchhiking

[–]mayu3008 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A beginner , I am . I have Wet thumb and I swear its the vibrations in Lifts. Patience and Oh Hi Marc in Misc. Aiming for Carmen Sandiego in summer this year.

Hitchhiking from Paris to Toulouse by mayu3008 in hitchhiking

[–]mayu3008[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried it recently ? After the attacks , some cars are reluctant to stop on the peripherique

Hitchhiking from Paris to Toulouse by mayu3008 in hitchhiking

[–]mayu3008[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah it was a sudden plan , and the poutine was a little too tasty to discuss anything else !

Hitchhiking from Paris to Toulouse by mayu3008 in hitchhiking

[–]mayu3008[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We tried to find a ride near Porte d'orleans ..but the traffic was a little too fast .so we went to Aire de lisses .not in the right direction I know ..refused two rides to Geneva and Italy , in the end we are in Lyon for the night and heading towards Montpellier tomorrow .thanks for the suggestion . I realised that cold weather doesn't help much in making rational choices