cheap and no visa hussle: avoid africa
Hi,
I guess if you want cheap and not to much hassle with visa's you should avoid africa and the middle east.
From europe you can ride all the way to bangladesh without shipping. Visa's are easy to get in advance and the political situation is pretty sollid.
But... if you want real cheap you could opt for america (south, middle and north) because you don't need a carnet (and that is a expensive piece of paper). Also there are no visa hussles (even less then in asia).
Australia is expensive. You need a carnet and pay hundreds of dollars to get your bike in (aquis, registration, insurance: all obligated).
Africa: need a carnet and lots of expensive visa's and a truckload of bribe's
But maybe you should decide what you absolutely want to see and do and then figure out a route that fits in that.
Who care's if you went "round the world" as long as you had a good time. What is "round the world" anyway. There are so many definitions (try a search in the hubb).
Instead of traveling "around the world" try traveling "in the world" and make it fit your needs and funds.
Hope this helps,
Enjoy it!!!!
Maarten
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