Hi...I'm looking for some direction ... please...

I don't know where to start...but I'd like to plan a trip for 2008.

I'm a female from Perth, Australia and I'd like to ride around the world.

Of course, would prefer not to do this on my own for obvious reasons...

Can anyone point me in the right direction of where I can find some riders who are or would like to plan a trip that I can join...?

Any help would be greatly received.

I should mention that I've never done this before...but love bikes, the open road, camping...roughing it...and want to get started on a plan.

Cheerz, Mishy

Hi,

It's great that you want to do this but I do really think that you should first try a small trip around part of Australia first. I have ridden Australia 4 times and still think that it is one of the easiest places to ride. I could suggest to go North to Darwin and travel accross to Indonesia or Singapore from there. Or go to the east coast and go from there. You don't say where it is that you want to start from, ie; Africa, Asia or the Americas. I am in East Africa now riding south and will probably ship to either Asia or Australia, not sure yet? BTW I am originally from Oz but the other side, Cairns!

I have a friend in Tassie right now who has sent her bike to the US and has ridden to Mexico and up to Canada. She is home for a few months so I could put you in touch with her for some info if you like?

Send me a private message and I will give you her contacts.

Cheers
Ivan

Hi Dingo

Thanks for your reply. That would be great to get your friends email address...but the system won't allow me to send a private message for some reason...as I only have 1 post and need 8 posts...???

When I work this out I'll send you a message.

By the way I have some great memories of east africa. Enjoy the ride.

Mishy

Good advice from Dingo, do a bit at home first. You'll find what things are essential to carry and what you never use. Read plenty of books like Chris Scott's adventure motorcycling handbook. Don't dismiss travelling alone out of hand, try it. You will interact with others much more and will get invited for meals and be offered free accomodation more often. I know there is the pester problem but most people you'll meet will be genuine and friendly and honest, just like you !

Traveling with other like minded people is fun, but traveling solo is a real adventure.

First, check out this site about a wonderful Austrian gal, Henriette(aka - Luna). I was lucky to run across her in Argentina, as I was finishing my solo trip though the Americas. She rode an Enfield from North America to South America...Solo She taught herself how to tear her bike apart and fix almost anything, being self reliant as possible. She had some really amazing experiences!

http://www.travelluna42.blogspot.com/

Traveling solo as a woman, I admit, is different than for a man, but don't let that stop you. Don't let what society tells us as fact. It is very easy to do it by yourself. Read her blog and see the experiences she had while traveling solo. Going alone, you will get a more in depth experience than while traveling with others. It forces you to interact more with the locals, and out of the safety bubble thats usually comes with traveling with others.

If you don't find anyone to start the trip with, its quite possible to meet others while on the road and ride with them for awhile. Then, when they want to go one direction and you another, its no big deal. Theres no commitment that you have to stay together. You wish them a safe ride and maybe run into you down the road. No hard feelings. I like this bit a lot. I like the freedom of going where I want, when I want and take as long as I want to get there.

GO FOR IT!

Ryan

ps - in case you didn't see it, there is a forum right here on HU for finding riding companions. Check it out.

Hi Mishy,

I circled Australia first as Round 1 of my rtw. I blew up my bike in New Zealand so there had to be a Round 2. I start again end of March 2008 in California. Head east until I'm back here. Ride across the US, fly me and my bike to the UK and haul ass to Italy for the Motogiro in mid-May. Then putter around Europe and North Africa until August so I can see the Isle of Man GP. Then start heading east again. Would like to ride through China and will go back to Oz after Southeast Asia. I can't find Little Creatures Pale Ale anywhere.

I assume that at some point I'll run out of money and there will be a Round 3. Or I'll find a job teaching English and have an extended stay somewhere.

I don't know if any of that fits into your plan, but there you go.


--Dave

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