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Originally Posted by mark manley
When I first read this I thought it was a wind up, you only need to read some of the trip reports to realise most of your preconceptions about the rest of the world are totally wrong. The vast majority or people on this planet are decent, honest, friendly people and your chances of meeting and having a problem with one of the unsavoury minority are as great in a western country as anywhere else, just go out in any UK town centre on a Saturday night.
Stay within the borders of Europe if that is what you enjoy but read up on other people's experience elsewhere in the world and try to learn it is not the big bad place you seem to think it is.
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No it was not a wind up. I posted that in all serious. But that the problem with opines. The people who post them believe them. You tube has many a film story's about event's that happen that is not something to look forward to. Or post about corrupted boarder crossing police wanting to be paid to cross from one country to another. When challenged, all you get, it's just business my friend. In all my travels. Meeting people who travel further a field than me. Tell me story's about trouble they have that come with-in that category. That would not happen in an EU country. Greece used to be a place where every now and again the police would make up a story about something you have done. Just to take money from you. Not now. Any way a helmet camera work's wonders when they see it. Just flag you by, catch the next one. The biggest problem I've had in the EU is getting your pocket picked. But the police are not interested in catching them.
Apart from that. Go where you want. But in some places it's not a bed of roses.
John933
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To buy petrol in Europe. Pull up at station. Wait. Get out a 20 Euro note, then ask someone to fill up the bike. Give person money. Ride away. Simple.
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