OK there might be an occasional slight annoyance factor when people think you're trying to emulate Ewan and Charlie, but on the whole I think the Long Way Round was nothing but good for both the biking and the traveller communities.
No longer is the biker a faceless menance on a machine that people fear, now he's actually a rather nice guy with a wife and kids at home and a commitment to raise money for charity. I get a lot of ordinary people approach me now and want to talk about the bike, and what trips I've done, which is cool.
Oh, and yeah, I'm jealous as hell.
Tim
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