we do everything that markharf say's above.
we only use a hotel/gueshouse if we are happy with where the bikes will be. the proprietors usually ask.."would you like to see the room"...we say 'no' but we'd like to see where we can park the bikes! I often have sleepless nights, checking every hour or so if we are in a dodgy area.

camping for me is best.....as you can hear everything that goes on at night. during the day if we are unhappy with the security one of us will stay with all of our stuff whilst the other goes and does whatever job etc is needed. if there's just one of you, you just have to make sure that stuff is as secure in your tent as poss. we often use packsafes and then lock them together or/and lock to the front wheel of the bike under the material of the tent. not fail-safe but awkward if someone wants to take something, meaning the thief would have to stay (we hope) longer than he'd want in order to sort out all the chain links and locks.

when we are in a cafe/restaurant etc and our bikes are fully laden - its simple - we just dont park them anywhere where we cant see them. This is the time when they must always be in full view. if we cant see them - we don't go into the cafe and choose somewhere where we can!

we also carry a disc lock each and a chain. locking the bikes together nose to tail also works well.

this all seems to have worked for us so far as we have only had 3 items taken from us in the 7 years we have been on the road......fingers crossed it remains this way.

however, don't let this stop your enjoyment of traveling - not everyone is 'out to get you or your things'!

cheers

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