Hey guys,

New to the website, I was recommended here from a thread I started on adventure rider. https://advrider.com/f/threads/ditch...world.1399037/

So a short synopsis is I am currently 34, I was medically retired from the Army in 2013 after I spent 17 months in a treatment facility from injuries I received in Afghanistan. It took until now 2019 for me to condition my mind psychologically to manage and rebuild my life to start the serious preparations for my around the world journey. I want to live in each country for a few days or up to a week that I travel to, not just ride through. I am doing this solo and I have limited social dynamics back home. My current tentative start date is August 2020.

Here is a fast synopsis of the current macro overview:

1. Bike - I just bought a 2019 DR 650, picture attached. (I picked this instead of my current GS 1200)
2. Outfit the bike - I have a whole thread listed above on the details
3. Get all the required insurances (Medical, security, etc) - I can purchase these the day prior if I wanted
4. Get my travel shots - Not done yet, will do 6 months out
5. Get out of the lease for the house I am renting - This is done and I sold a lot of my possessions and the rest is going into a storage unit I already now rent.
6. Acquire miscellaneous gear left - Gopro, decent camera, and waterproof riding gear
7. Ship the bike and head over - I got the quote already and I can fly for free overseas as retired military on a military space A flight.


Here is where I need objective advice:

Currently, I will not be able to financially start outfitting my bike until April, which at that point moving forward my finances are completely cleared up from my retirement and I am good to go indefinitely, but it is a few months before when I originally wanted to leave in June. To financially outfit my bike, ship it, buy all the insurances, and head out it would be August possibly until I fly over.

The issue to me is I was going to ship the bike to Spain and ferry it into Morrocco and ride through northern Africa, hop into Jordan, and come back to northern Africa to have my bike shipped into Greece where I could go all through Europe and eventually make my way to Asia. I figure if I start my journey in August, it might be getting cold by the time I get into Europe. Ideally, I'd love to travel through colder climate regions spring-summer time and travel in more traditionally hotter climates in the wintertime, giving me the most ideal riding weather year-round.

So my question is if I leave in August - September and I want to stay in a mild to warmer climate year-round riding, any recommendations on a different starting entry point/path globally for my journey to where I could ride into the fall without being in 30-degree weather within a few months?

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