hey,
I am sure this will be the trip of your life! I traveled around the world in 2004/2005. I did part of the route you have in mind. From Europe through Turkey, Iran to Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, kygyzstan, kazakhstan) to Russia en Mongolia. I ended up in Vladivostok and took the ferry to Japan. I stayed three month in Japan and shipped my bike to Valparaiso in Chile. Went down to Ushuaia and up to Buenos Aires and further north through Uruguay and the Brazilian route to Belem. From there by boat to Manaus and then all the way to Caracas in Venezuela. From Caracas I shipped my bike to Miami. I travelled to San Francisco and to Portland and ended my trip in Chicago. For details (maps, routes, pics) visit my website Welcome to Wonderful Travels. This trip around the world was about 80.000 km and took me some 20 month.
About your tripplan. It is a very big one! You may split it up in two. As for Russia I wouldn't count on shipping from Magadan to the USA. On this website you can find more threads about shipping from Magadan. Shipping from Vladivostok to Japan or Korea is much more reliable.
About cost/ My RTW has cost me 30.000 Euro, all included (I mean including simple accomodation, food, fuel, maintenance, spare parts, shipping, visa and documents, replacing lost equipment (camera, tent), the occasional present, etc.). I count 50 euro a day as an average. Of course, in many countries you can do with half that amount but other countries (like USA, Japan but also parts of Russia) are quite expensive. Of course you can go for a bit less comfort but if you travel for a long time a little bit of comfort keeps you on the road. In many countries you can easily find a simple but clean hotel for 10 to 12 dollar, but below that level you may end up in a longterm relationship with a dermatologist. Don't make it too cheap, is what I mean to say. Think also about gifts to people; for many people you are rather rich and you have to share a little bit. About 10% of my daily budget I spended on gifts.
I hope this helps you a little bit in making your dream come true.
Mart Heijnens
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