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Photo by George Guille, It's going to be a long 300km... Bolivian Amazon

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


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It's going to be a long 300km...
Bolivian Amazon



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what do you do ?

what do you guys do whilst waiting for your next trip? ted simon obviously dreams of jupiter! my next trip is in july straight from the hu meet and it's doing my little head in .
to make matters worse i am a truck driver and see bikes all luggaged up going somewhere!!! AAAAHH. this morning i saw a tenere 600 (M4 12.00)all kitted up going off somewhere. AAAAHH. doing my friends heads in also talking about my next trip all the time.
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I go nuts.
Spend/waste money on ebay on things I must have/don't need
read about what other people are doing - Pleasure/pain/jealousy
Don't work as hard as I should so it takes longer to save up
When it's really bad I get the photos out

If the weather is half decent I go camping once a week
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plan the next one

I start planning the next trip,when the end of the current trip is in sight.Stuff like financing it is left to last.
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I just load up my bike and ride up and down the M6 annoying truck drivers dreaming of their next bike trip
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Is there life between trips.............

When I come back from a trip, I update my website with stories and pictures, make a scrapbook with stories and pictures and start planning the next trip.
I also make short trips because I need to practice to stay in shape ;-)

In between I go to my job as an ICT specialist at a big bank because I need money for the next trip and some other minor things like childrens schoolbooks, mortage, food and other boring things like that.
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I work and try not to spend the cash on e-bay stuff I don't need! Actually if you want a serious money pit that'll keep you away from places that'll frighten your older relatives, you can get a classic/old bike and spend the time trying to make it go

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Thing another trip

Well,
I always come back from a trip planning the another, I'm planning until 2011 now, all of this in South America.
But, I'm thinking about go to Alaska, Europe, Asia, Australia.
I've to save a lot of money and planning the period of the next vacation, because I've to work here.
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nasty doctor!

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I just load up my bike and ride up and down the M6 annoying truck drivers dreaming of their next bike trip
your a cruel doctor! i wont come to you and your 2 bricks for sterelisation

as for e-bay thats a bad idea too i ended up with this on alcohol fuelled e-bay session!
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