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Hi Ted How about North Africa ? Use your own bike ride or sail down to Spain
And head south from there.   
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Hi Ted How about North Africa ? Use your own bike ride or sail down to Spain
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Not a bad idea. It would have to be west coast wouldn't it. Can't say I fancy the European leg of the trip in Jan and it also rules out all the mountains in Morocco. :/
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Not a bad idea. It would have to be west coast wouldn't it. Can't say I fancy the European leg of the trip in Jan and it also rules out all the mountains in Morocco. :/
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not necessarily, I was up in the atlas mountains a couple christmases ago, and while it gets very cold at night up in the mountains, the days were quite pleasant with full gear. Here's the weather where I was staying:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/ma/im...eather/1585014
edit, and for India you can check prices of new bikes here: https://www.bikewale.com/
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If you have not been to India before I recommend you do at least once Ted, you will either love it or hate it but either way it will be a memorable experience.
They don't have Chinese bikes in India but do have Indian ones usually built in collaboration with a Japanese partner and are close to Japanese quality but Chinese prices.
Starting in the south and working your way north would be good that time of year as it starts to warm up around then.
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I backpacked on the West Coast in 2012. Mumbai, Goa and Karnataka. I had a good time. I was jealous of the travelers on their Enfields though.
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not necessarily, I was up in the atlas mountains a couple christmases ago, and while it gets very cold at night up in the mountains, the days were quite pleasant with full gear. Here's the weather where I was staying:
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Cheers, I'll look into it 
I wonder if I could get a lift with my bike to Southern Spain.. I don't like the cold 
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Hi Ted,
2500 Pounds is not that much for a flight and two months, but doable.
My suggestion. Bolivia.
Maybe you recall my offer? Need to get my AT rolling again.
A flight you can find with AirEuropa from Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Shared taxi to my place is about 5 Pounds.
All the best picking your holiday destination.
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PS:: Its summer here.
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East Africa to as far south as you wish. Or: Central America starting in the US, where bikes are cheap and plentiful. Two months sounds about right.
Europe and Morocco are too cold at elevation. The Andes would be fine (contrary to statements above), but airfare and bike purchase would eat up your budget before you got started. You don’t like SE Asia, and it’s getting hot anyway that time of year. The whole northern (Himalayan) tier of India is socked in by winter. And the southern tier of the USA is generally far from warm in winter unless you limit yourself to FLorida, southern Texas and along the border to California....which sounds altogether unpleasant to me, besides rather boring for riding purposes. You haven’t really lived life to the fullest until you’ve been trapped by blizzards in some place you don’t want to be, like northern Alabama, the Texas Panhandle, or Arizona’s Mogolon Rim.
Nothing to say you can’t spend your entire budget in 5 or 6 weeks, is there? Or are you determined to get away for as long as possible? Less time means more money per day, which could open a few possibilities, like West Africa.
Hope that’s helpful.
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East Africa to as far south as you wish. Or: Central America starting in the US, where bikes are cheap and plentiful. Two months sounds about right.
Europe and Morocco are too cold at elevation. The Andes would be fine (contrary to statements above), but airfare and bike purchase would eat up your budget before you got started. You don’t like SE Asia, and it’s getting hot anyway that time of year. The whole northern (Himalayan) tier of India is socked in by winter. And the southern tier of the USA is generally far from warm in winter unless you limit yourself to FLorida, southern Texas and along the border to California....which sounds altogether unpleasant to me, besides rather boring for riding purposes. You haven’t really lived life to the fullest until you’ve been trapped by blizzards in some place you don’t want to be, like northern Alabama, the Texas Panhandle, or Arizona’s Mogolon Rim.
Nothing to say you can’t spend your entire budget in 5 or 6 weeks, is there? Or are you determined to get away for as long as possible? Less time means more money per day, which could open a few possibilities, like West Africa.
Hope that’s helpful.
Mark
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Great info Mark. Time is not in stone. Cash is though. I could drop down to 6 weeks if the trip was worth it. But I'd rather not. I like to get my times worth out if the cost of a flight. January, February and even March is too dam cold and miserable in the U.K for me. And I don't have any work on. So it makes sense that I spend it somewhere warm and fun instead of spending half the day trying to defrost my spanners.
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Hi Ted,
2500 Pounds is not that much for a flight and two months, but doable.
My suggestion. Bolivia.
Maybe you recall my offer? Need to get my AT rolling again.
A flight you can find with AirEuropa from Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Shared taxi to my place is about 5 Pounds.
All the best picking your holiday destination.
Saludos
mika
PS:: Its summer here.
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Yes Mika. I have not forgotten about the AT and your kind offer. I was going to email you. 
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Wow i never spend 2000 pounds in just 2 months. You could spend a nice time in SoutheastAsia or Indie for 300 returnflight + 150 for food + 150 per month for renting a local bike (less then 5 dollars per day) camping is free and donate the rest to a charity organisation or so. Enjoy! Offroad Motorrad Weltreisen - das letzte Abenteuer
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Thumbs up for Ferns suggestion for Nepal. Cheap and exotic, friendly people, stunning scenery. Only Kathmandu is a bit chaotic, the rest is calm and quiet mostly. Himalayas are incredible. Can be a bit chilly at altitudes. Two months can maybe be too long but maybe you can do some hiking too.
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