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"I've just started to look into a round the world trip I've been thinking about doing for a couple of years, but if I do it, it has to be during uni holidays which is 4 months. Does anyone have any idea if this could be done? I would probably ride about 8 hours a day and have a break every 2 weeks or so. Any information would be helpful."
why are so many people offering '2 cents worth' and 'no right or wrong' ? have some conviction*.
'just started looking', ok, you need to keep looking before deciding
'during uni holidays which is 4 months' and 'trip' are potentially ambiguous. with that logic, 'trip' becomes a race against time, and definitely not a holiday.
riding 8 hours a day is easy, you should aim for 12 or 13 hours and give yourself longer breaks. obviously, as you are beginning, you are not entertaining the idea of difficult terrain or bureaucracy slowing you down. Good Luck.
people bicycle the world in 5 - 6 months. if you can't do it in 4 months on a powered motorbike, then you're probably not riding hard enough.
tourism and time off is for jessies, ignore them...
*my advice would be to ride around a portion of Africa (for example), for 4 months, and enjoy your holiday. Forget the ridiculous idea of 4 months RTW.
Last edited by DougieB; 7 Mar 2010 at 23:11.
Reason: my spelling is shit...
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I agree with the general concensus on here. It is doable, but I see very little attraction to it.
If you just want to say you've gone RTW, fair enough.
However, a trip of this kind; any kind should surely about the places and people you meet and see. For that reason, I would moot not going RTW. Not yet.
Enjoy the benefits of academic holidays and, instead, explore some of Africa, some of Europe, some of the Stans etc, even the middle east and actually soak up some of the places you'll visit, instead of getting the merest whiff.
Finish Uni, work and save up then take your RTW over a year, using all the experience you'll have accumulated.
I wish you a lot of luck, but don't miss a great opportunity of memorable experiences simply to cover miles....
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