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Lot of riders out there can't figure out what a guanaco is....or how they're different from vicuñas. This doesn't seem to have much to do with how fast they're traveling; it's more about their curiosity (or lack thereof) about the world around them. Plus it's sometimes more difficult to learn about your surroundings when you travel as a couple or a group.
But....two months doesn't strike me as much fun, and I'll bet there's a lot more they fail to grasp than the names of the wild animals they pass. I'd have to be extremely well-compensated. On the other hand, didn't I hear somewhere that the record is something like three weeks?
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I had a look at one of these tours before. They were charging US $40,000 for a trip from Alaska to Patagonia. I could travel the whole world for that and spend a year doing it.
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Sounds awful. I can fully understand doing a 2 or 3 week tour of an area where bikes are provided if you have the cash and are short on time but just can't get my head around the daft timescales some of these companies come up with for their longer tours.
So why not try London to Kathmandu in 3 weeks instead...
Kudu Expeditions - London - Kathmandu Motorcycle Trip - Tour Africa by Motorbike
(Yes that's UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal) Thankfully looks like an old tour but I guess someone must have paid to go on it.
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usuahia ride
Simon,
Agree totally. How can a group of riders, this size, make friends with the locals? They are, just like anywhere in the world, only touris or victims.
The vultures are just waiting, in third world countries, quite under standtable.
The size of riders, often make the difference. I would invite one or two, but what about more?
Let us know about your experience?
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