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Decision made!

Hi everyone! thank you for your replies!

Well I have made my decision after bit more talking to family and bit of encouragement from you folks, I have decided to go!

So far I have decided I will be leaving on the 18th of March 2015 (exactly 18 months after I was hit by a car), I will go through Europe visiting a few places (If I really hate it for some reason or hate the bike it gives me chance to head back) , then head to Belarus (would like to visit the site in the forest where all those people lived during WW2) then head in to Russia (maybe visit Red Square) on towards Kaz through Kaz, back in to Russia across to Mongolia, to UB then meet up with others and head down through China (trying to find groups for this) to Laos, then Thailand/Laos/Cambodia (where ever feels right at the time), then down Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor, over to Darwin (new carnet de passage around this point) then spend year in Aus (working holiday visa) then see how I feel and how poor I am!

So sorry Bucket1960 but Ill let you know how it goes

As I only have about 3 months to get ready ANY advice on this stuff will be appreciated! Im off to get my passport renewal for tomorrow as that runs out in August so thats the first bit of paper work to sort!

I wouldn't say I have any experience traveling outside the uk, I have been on holiday abroad to resorts with family and have since I was about 13/14 disappeared off on my own on the local transport exploring (makes me question my dads attitude to parenting ) the local area out of the resort as best I could (cracking morning when I was 15 fishing with a bloke who I could speak the same language as off a jetty) and I have travelled various parts of the uk on my bikes in all parts of the year (inc lake district in the snow ) Unfortunately all my biking mates are only interested in ridding the same old roads to the beach or matlock bath apart from one friend who is still on L plates so he cant leave uk! So it will be a big leap for me but that's why a little while will be Europe gives me chance to get more used to it, what ever happens it will be a experience!
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I warned you Ben just send me half then
Great decision & now let the fun begin.
I firmly believe that the excitement is in the planning of an adventure also
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I warned you Ben just send me half then
Great decision & now let the fun begin.
I firmly believe that the excitement is in the planning of an adventure also
Hahaha I think I might hang on to it all get my self few more tanks of fuel then :P The planning stage is exciting but also bit scary makes me laugh though as when I chat with my best mate Im like yeah need to get visa for russia Belarus Mongolia sort out china and my mate keeps asking about very minor stuff like how you going to cook food. Im trying to keep my plan very flexible as want it to be a trip rather than a set tour and since my only time constraint other than visas is I have promised my mother I would be in home for my 30th birthday that gives me 4 years! Just think I need a bit of a route through Country's to work out how long roughly.
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Exciting,,

Wow how fun to plan and execute such an adventure.. I wish I was coming with,,,

Excellent decision I'm sure you will look back on this and be extremely happy for taking the leap..

If you need any help on the west Coast of Canada if an when - PM me.. I'm sure there will be lots of support within HU Family too..

Good Luck Ben !!
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