Yep, backpacking is a pain in the ass (unless going beyond road, trekking etc) and public transport is purgatory.
Hell, flying somewhere and moving from city to city on a train / bus has no appeal to me any more.
And taking your own vehicle is easy to do, usually doesn't cost much more...
EO
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EurasiaOverland a memoir of one quarter of a million kilometres by road through all of the Former USSR, Western and Southern Asia.
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