ticket to Amsterdam today Monday : OK I want to get away from Olympics, probably to Baltic states festivals. As ever planning takes huge amount of time, so bugger it, Megabus have £25 bus ticket from Manchester to Amsterdam, so I'll do that and I suppose I can hitch bit by bit or get a flight there.

On FB European Hitch-hikers meetup in Lithuania 4/8/2012 - so with a basic plan to hitch from Amsterdam to do a tour of Baltic states festivals - this event could be a good start

the main webpage European Hitchgathering | All roads lead to Lithuania hitchwiki.org

- Hitchgathering "Since 2008 hitchhikers of Europe, have been meeting once a year in different spots around Europe. The gathering is a place to share stories, learn skills, meet other similar minded travellers around the bonfire. This year we will meet in the countryside of Lithuania, in Ambraziški.."

- so flights to Lithuania were difficult to figure out so I ended up with this cheap bus ticket to Amsterdam. Now instead of taking a flight or bus across Germany & Poland I've decided to hitch ..it's all part of my style to experience a bit of Germany & Poland instead of rushing through.

- I am leaving from Manchester to Amseterdam today ..then I'll be hitching/travelling across to Berlin/Poland Gdansk etc to try to arrive within 1 week ..stopping off if there are interesting things like festivals

Guy's don't forget to check the discussion page ..especially about the pregathering meetups in Warsaw & Vilnius etc. forums

- cheap stay tool airbnb.co.uk