hi
i'm towfik from bangladesh(30), graphic designer, working in news paper. i'm eager to travel around the world but don't have a motor bike and enough money. how can i manage a tour. can anybody give me a solution? i'm open to be a tour partner. take care everybody

i guess you could walk....

Hi

Wanting to be a bit more helpful than the last post - have a look at the Trip Planning section to the left. There's loads of info there. Just spend some time searching around on the site and most of your questions will be answered. You don't need loads of money to do a trip and you don't need the latest, greatest bike. Any bike will do as long as it is reliable! If money is the issue at this stage first decide where you want to go and have a think about what you need and keep coming back to this site to search round for the answers. Just about all the questions you can think of have been asked/answered already so do a search using the search facility at the top of the page. Its pretty easy to work out how much it will all cost for you. Once you know how much it will cost you can work out how long it will take you to save that kind of money and that will give you your date for setting off on the trip. The key is to make sure you stick with what you NEED - not what you would LIKE! You don't need a new, big bike, a GPS, big ali panniers etc. etc. but things like GPS have their uses. A couple of through over saddle bags will do the job for example. A fair budget for a 12 month trip is $10,000 + the cost of the bike. You can do it for less if you really try and you can cirtainly do it for more without trying but $10,000 is a good start. Planning a trip from scratch is hard work but stick with it. The rewards are worth it.

Hope this helps and maybe see you on the road in the future.

Chris

Chris and futronix thanks a lot! Both of you tried to help me out. Specially Chris. Thanks Chris. It'll be a nice guideline for me. May be we'll going to meet someday on the road. Take care guys, bye.

Towfik

ok now i feel bad...bangladesh would be a great place to start a motorcycle adventure. with all things, start off slowly and things will fall into place. you should try and get hold of a bike ,any bike, then make a rack to take some luggage, get a good map and try and find the most beautiful road and just enjoy the ride. start slowly, an overnight trip out of your town/city and always try and camp the night, cook your own food, then just keep doing it...that way when you are at work all you can think of is riding a beautiful mountain road and life will start to take on a new meaning...
SLOWLY...it will just happen.....
you want to learn about how the mechanics of a bike works and you will want to learn how to ride it properly...i hope this is more helpfull than my first entry.

Hi Futronix

Thanks again and don't feel bad. cheers man! May be I'll be a globe trotter someday. I'll work on your suggestions. It's going to be a great help for me. See you someday. Take care, have fun, bye

Towfik

You could do it on a bicycle, it is a very cheap and fun way to travel since you won't need a licence, insurance nor a carnet, and will not have to deal with sleazy bureaucrats when crossing borders. Of course it has its drawbacks, is not very fast, it can be tyring and you'll have a sore ass for months. Besides that, cycling is a great way to get to know any country.
The main thing is that if you wanna do it, you'll allways find a way.
P. S. : I don't think walking is such a bad idea either...

Hi vagabond

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. Now I'm feeling really great! All of you are so helpful. I always appreciate travellers views and opinions. Infact I was thinking of a bicycle tour a few years back. I wasn't much confident that time. You showed the way quite clearly and I've to think it again. Take care and stay fit on the road, bye.

Towfik