Hello everyone,
Just to introduce myself since I've joined the forum finally after couple of years of passive scrolling and absorbing bits of information here and there.

My name is Nikola I'm 25 year old coming from Bosnia, one small county in Eastern Europe. I've been riding motorbikes for 2 years now legally since I've done my licence. First bigger trip was around mainland Tanzania on a RE Himalayan done in November 2022.

Currently I own not-so-exciting Kawasaki KLE 500 (not planning on up/downgrading yet) which took me to Chamonix and all around Italian and French Alps, some bits of TET there and in Bosnia. cca 6000kms in a month. No complaints.
Most of the time I fly and ride, which is less time consuming and allows having an actual job to fuel all the past and upcoming 'adventures'. Right now I'm in Vietnam doing that trip north-bound mixing up coastal hobbies and Annamite Range mountains riding up to (apparently touriststy but also a must do) Ha Giang loop and surrounding area. Also. In 2024 most probably doing a trip to South America again, still need to decide on countries and time.
Looking forward to meeting some of you amazing individuals, I surely got inspired reading some trip reports on here throughout the years of forum existence! Cheers

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Welcome to the HUBB Nikola
Great part of the world you are from, I’ve been a few times, most recently the end of 2015

Wayne

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The Balkans
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Yeah I definitely agree on that Wayne, Balkans are good for touring. Glad you had a great time. Also you visited at the right time before all the public roads became flooded with speed cameras (guess that was a substitute for bribing the traffic police). Only reason I avoid riding around my own country, so I either stay offroad or just simply ride across the border.

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Welcome, Nikola. I just joined this month to solicit advice for my own Vietnam motorcycle tour.

Please post some details of your experience and/or route when you finish. I'll be starting a trip out of Hanoi in April and am interested to know if the Ha Giang loop is still worthwhile after its popularization in the last few years.

Good luck on your adventures!
-D.T.

Thanks a lot man, will do. So far riding here is much more pleasant than around Indonesia, moderate traffic and somewhat more in harmony.
I'll try summarising the route after I finish the trip (14th of Feb) and post on the forum.

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