Originally Posted by Erik_G (Post 625272)

Gerald Vince,
older brother to Austin:

"Spend your effort on the trip.
Not on preparing for the trip."

Not in this video.
But they share some experiences.

https://youtu.be/S_y6wV95WVk?t=377


Five years, work an money spent.
Could have been used for many wonderful trips.

Originally Posted by *Touring Ted* (Post 625282)

That's all well said and done until you're stranded in the middle of a dead end town with a broken bike. Getting rinsed by DHL and customs. Trying to find anyone half interested or qualified to fix it. Waiting weeks for parts which might or might not fix it. Watching your time and savings disappear as your permits and visas expire.



It's quite obvious that the project is a labour of love as well. A hobby too. I'm sure he knows he doesn't need to do all that work to travel on it.



I spend 100x more time working on my bikes than riding them. But it's time that I would have otherwise spent in front of TV or some other mundane task.



How have you spent the last five years ?