Planning: is it really necessary?
How much preparation is really necessary for overland travel?
I started planning A LOT, and I really found a lot of fun in it and offcourse doing the trip itself. It was like travel twice.
But then I lost interest in spending my decreasing free time in front of the internet, books, etc so started planning on the short term and bushstrokes of the general idea and found it was more rewarding:
-things and situations present themselves more spontaneus
-solutions and answers to problems are all out there
-I did not create my own ideal trip (the trip simply happens)
-no preconceived ideas comming from other people
-each day brings unexpected beauties and surprises
-interaction with locals is easier when you don't have a tight schedule, which is a common consecuence of planning
Sometimes, bad things can happen, but could they be avoided with "better" planning? (more is not necessarily better)
I don't think that is allways the case.
Having good paper and gps maps, be clear about the paperwork involved, knowing your motorcycle and some basic language knowledges. Thats all the planning I see desirable. That and start early in the morning every day. The sooner you leave, the more realaxed everything happens.
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