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I've just taken voluntary redundancy, looking to do a few trips this year, currently ride a sports tourer, I'm in Leicester UK, open to any ideas also.
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How about eastern Europe? Not too far away and the living becomes vey cheap once past Austira you could do a grand old tour in 8 weeks and come back through the alps.
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How about eastern Europe? Not too far away and the living becomes vey cheap once past Austira you could do a grand old tour in 8 weeks and come back through the alps.
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Thank you for idea's all, eastern Europe is appealing and considering Poland down to Bulgaria and maybe dip a toe into Turkey. That's my thoughts so far......
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Greece. Down through Italy. Across to Greece home via Bulgaria ect. We did it 2008. 6000'miles five weeks.
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Fly to Thailand rent a CRF 250L and ride Northern Thailand and Northern Laos, I did, loved it
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make sure you do the croatian coastal road. now there is a motorway it is relatively quiet but the road is absolutely fantasitic. really good sports tourer territory.
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Fly to Thailand rent a CRF 250L and ride Northern Thailand and Northern Laos, I did, loved it
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Good call. An alternative is to fly to Kuala Lumpur, rent a Versys and head to the Cameron Highlands. Very friendly, inexpensive country, bike-friendly too.
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If you only have 8 weeks I wouldn't ship a bike. Any problems with customs it will eat into your time.
I'd either fly somewhere and rent (SE Asia), ride to Morocco or Eastern Europe.
Don't plan too much, just go!!!
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If you only have 8 weeks I wouldn't ship a bike. Any problems with customs it will eat into your time.
I'd either fly somewhere and rent (SE Asia), ride to Morocco or Eastern Europe.
Don't plan too much, just go!!!
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I'll go for that, as well.
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