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Originally Posted by skierd
The situation is very different in Europe, full of small countries piled on top of each other. You need a passport to actually go anywhere, which is probably as much reason for 'most' (and I'd be willing to wager its still not a majority) have a passport than any real desire to travel farther than a few hundred miles from home. Riding across the EU is roughly equivalent to riding across the lower 48 is it not?
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Yes Skierd, on needing a passport, this is true to a point, though Schengen means that for many countries a passport is not needed. But your basic point is valid.
On "riding across the EU" I take your point, tho' it's more about moving out of your comfort zone, whatever the distance.
There is a real problem in Europe you don't have in the US and that's the price of fuel, which is crippling here, I think.
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