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So Ted which destination will gets your hard earned cash ?
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Ive decided to explore the usually unvisited and unspoiled islands in the Canaries. La Gomera etc. Im going to rent a bike. Only for two Weeks though.

There are also lots of places in the med I'd like to see so im going to bounce around there a bit.

After, I'm heading to Morocco. That will be a first for me.
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Was it Thailand you went to in SE Asia?

You should try going to Laos with a friend and doing a 2-4 week motorcycle trip.

I think you would like Laos a lot because tourism is not popular there and the people there are some of the kindest in the world from my experiences. My only complaint was that we got sick of the food after a week or two. I can only handle so many noodle dishes a week.
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Was it Thailand you went to in SE Asia?

You should try going to Laos with a friend and doing a 2-4 week motorcycle trip.

I think you would like Laos a lot because tourism is not popular there and the people there are some of the kindest in the world from my experiences. My only complaint was that we got sick of the food after a week or two. I can only handle so many noodle dishes a week.
I did go to Laos. I took a tour from Thailand in a barge down the Mekong and travelled on East to Vietnam.

I found it very similar to Thailand in respect that you're treated like an ATM. And the 18-25 booze cruise circuit is is full swing there. As a solo backpacker in my late 30s I felt out of place. It is a beautiful country though. Stunning scenery. But it's impossible to appreciate from a bus window. So to be honest, I was just bored and fed up with being ripped off five times a day.

Having my own transport would have changed my whole perspective I'm sure.

Backpacking in South East Asia was pure hell for me. Mainly due to the fact I was on the gringo trail and I just didnt feel I could connect or integrate in the culture or language at all.

It's very much them and us if you know what I mean.

Even in the depths of Africa or you can relax under a banana tree with a local you just met and share a drink or laugh at something with no common language.

In SE Asia they just look at you with blank faces and seemingly contempt. Wondering how to get your money.

But I guess that's how tourism corrupts a nation.
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Yeah, looking back on it, I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it without my friend. The language barrier is a lot greater then many other places.

There was some amazing remote trail riding in Laos. That gringo trail thing is probably pretty limited to the bus routes because the whole time traveling there we only had one girl at a restaurant try and rip us off.
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