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I worked as a Dive Instructor in Dahab. Sharm was a place to visit for a day, usually coming back from El Tur after renewing your visa. Dahab is growing now and it is better to go North (walking) from the Blue Hole to Laguna. There you can totally de-stress in just a few days. I think you could possibly get there by bike coming in from Nuwieba.
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Hi Vern. I cant send a personal reply. Said not enough posts yet.
Anyway in regards to your question about a shipping agent in Cape town. i am currently still organizing it through an agent here, will let you know when the bike arrives in Capetown at least then you will know if they any good. Cheers
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Hi Vern
Checked out shipping and it is via Singapore. Takes 40 days from Auckland to Cape Town. Boat arrives 6 days before me so the timing should work out well with customs formalities etc...
The company i am useing is Agility their Austrailian web site is as per below. Hope that helps, Cheers Miles
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I worked as a Dive Instructor in Dahab. Sharm was a place to visit for a day, usually coming back from El Tur after renewing your visa. Dahab is growing now and it is better to go North (walking) from the Blue Hole to Laguna. There you can totally de-stress in just a few days. I think you could possibly get there by bike coming in from Nuwieba.
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Thanks Vern, it'll be a while before I have the cash to ride to the Sinai (a dream of mine) but it would be great to go bike-exploring there.
I thought Laguna was the southern bit of Dahab? Just double-checked on wiki - Dahab travel guide - Wikitravel I agree that Dahab, whilst still a great base for diving, looks like it's growing rapidly. Might end up spoiled.
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going to california from Philly
Hi, I just found this website while trying to plan an impromptu trip to california to see a friend. I'm riding a 92 suzuki intruder 800, i have low funds and about twelve days to take the trip and get back, lol. i know it sounds loopy, but i gotta get away for awhile. any advice?
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From Philly to San Fransisco is almost 2,900 miles, LA about 2,700 miles.
Thats 540-580 miles a day for 5 days, depending.
That will leave you 2 rest days.
The quickest to northern Cal. is I-80 but it is not much fun.
If you have a reason to go to California then it may be worth it but if it is a tourist's trip I would do something shorter.
I have made that trip many times. My wifes family is in Philly and when we go back East I try to make one way quick on the interstate and the other direction take more time on two lane roads.
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thanks
i have a buddy out there that wanted me to visit, and i really have the urge to just get away for awhile. i dont mind that travel, but that is kinda close on the days. i also was gonna be on a budget and was looking for cheap places to stay. any advice there? and yeah i was plannin on staying off 80 if possible.
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I suggest anyone thinking about 2 or 4 wheel travel as a method of destressing should try to deal with the issue as much as possible BEFORE going.
Being on the road in a strange country and possibly driving on the opposite side of the road will, for some people, bring enough stress of it's own. Not to mention potential language barriers etc. Add these challenges to someone who is ALREADY stressed and the whole package can be a cocktail for disaster.
Foreign road travel can be a glorious experience, but wouldn't it be awful to spend your trip being as tightly wound as a spring? For those who want to jump on a plane and lie on a beach for a fortnight I guess such a trip can be an excellent destressing tool......but I doubt if the same can be said in general for a DIY roadtrip. Just my opinion.
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Funny that. I found the simplicity of food/sleep/move/food/sleep/move was the routine I lacked at home. Took about three days to switch off then I found myself falling into a pattern like I'd been doing it all my life, after which the 'bigger stuff' that I'd been agonizing over for months started to fall into place. Does that make any sense? Coming back to the UK was nasty btw. We are very crowded.
Incidentally, I nearly hit an ambulance in France. I wasn't stressed or anything. I'd just pulled out after a quick stop - which I've read is the most common time to forget which side of the road you're on. Felt more embarrassed that scared and kind of waved an apology. 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thekooldaddy
Hi, I just found this website while trying to plan an impromptu trip to california to see a friend. I'm riding a 92 suzuki intruder 800, i have low funds and about twelve days to take the trip and get back, lol. i know it sounds loopy, but i gotta get away for awhile. any advice?
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That's not a bad ride. I did 8,000 miles in 15 days on a Bandit B12 a few years back, so what you have in mind is eminently doable..
.... and no, I'm not an Iron Butt member. 
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