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Originally Posted by TheMoose
I wouldn't wanna ship the bike hundreds/thousands of miles - that's the point of going travelling - to ride the bloody thing!!
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So, you OK buying another bike when moving continent to continent?
That's why I brought it up ... because SO MANY travelers DO ship their bikes.
You can't really "ride" 1. Across the Darien 2. From S. America to Africa
From EU to USA.
What's the plan once in Ushuaia? (end of the world S. America)?
Some try to sell bike off ... others ship it ... somewhere. (US, EU, Oz, S. Africa) No matter where you ship, it's going to be at least $2000 usd, maybe more.
I'm with you on cooking. It IS hard to calculate emergencies. But do work cost for a service like Global Rescue. Bike insurance is done locally, country to country. NO one covers ALL countries (at least not at reasonable price)
If you have medical cover at home ... it should provide international cover, or partial.
Best thing to do is get out there and travel. Try things out. See what works.
In a year or so you'll have figured things out. Don't try to plan it all out now.
Can't be done. After a year you may decide you prefer an old folks home or
trailer park!
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