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You guys all sound like you have similar routes planned ive just done all these countries and continue to do so if you need any info or would like to look at some pics feel free to check out my blog, all I can say is the people in the balkans states are very friendly alot speak English so thats no problem and the scenary is absolutely stunning, you will never regret riding down this way its amazing. Tip ride the whole way down the E65 along the croatian coast and beyond its an amazing ride.
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Hi Paul 
I am going on a short one next year around europe a bit of a tester of bike and equipment fine tuning for big one look at my 3 weeks around europe page.
we could meet up somewhere on our trip next year   .
information is the big thing for me europe is easy.
I am going to put up as much information on this page i can to head of problems i like ted simons way of dealing with travel chilled out but prepared
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Hi Paddy,
Thanks for the info, I checked out your thread for the 3 week trip for next this comming year (2013). Sounds like a nice trip, albeit a little fast for my way of travelling.
I'm pretty keen to ride further east for 2013, and am currently looking at going back up and over and around the French Alps, do a bit more hiking while there. Then head over through Italy and east to Slovenia, more hiking. Then I'm thinking it might be nice to go further east still and ride on to Croatia and Bulgaria and see if it might be possible to to get to Turkey. I have plenty of time, I normally go over for three months.
So, my 2013 trip would be a nice little teaser for the trip as outlined by Nicola for the following year. Also, I can do any extra mods or work to my TDM 850 and make it as ready for 2014 as I am able, if I choose to keep it for furture trips. I'll be making up some new wiring harnesses for some of my electronics while back here in Aussie-land before I head back.
I head back over there late June 2013, I am already feeling the need to get moving on getting ready......
From the great land down under,
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Hi Paddy,
Thanks for the info, I checked out your thread for the 3 week trip for next this comming year (2013). Sounds like a nice trip, albeit a little fast for my way of travelling.
I'm pretty keen to ride further east for 2013, and am currently looking at going back up and over and around the French Alps, do a bit more hiking while there. Then head over through Italy and east to Slovenia, more hiking. Then I'm thinking it might be nice to go further east still and ride on to Croatia and Bulgaria and see if it might be possible to to get to Turkey. I have plenty of time, I normally go over for three months.
So, my 2013 trip would be a nice little teaser for the trip as outlined by Nicola for the following year. Also, I can do any extra mods or work to my TDM 850 and make it as ready for 2014 as I am able, if I choose to keep it for furture trips. I'll be making up some new wiring harnesses for some of my electronics while back here in Aussie-land before I head back.
I head back over there late June 2013, I am already feeling the need to get moving on getting ready......
From the great land down under,
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Hi Paul
the hiking sounds a blast in the alps. the trip for 2014 is looking good from my side just one thing trying to tell the missis that i want to go for 3 months or more is harder then the trip itself ha ha the look on her face  but she knows i have the bug. life is all about new adventures. On your electronics have any tips on good cameras and other stuff to bring or not
Happy biking
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Hi rockwallaby/Paul, nice to meet you here!
Sounds great. Sounds like we could maybe get a group together to cross Iran and Pakistan. Am trying to get to Nepal in about about October 2014. I might not be able to keep up with you if you're on an 850cc haha!
Would love to hear more about your 2013 trip when you go on it, hopefully you'll be able to do a ride report, sounds fantastic.
P.S. Tassie is so beautiful, need to get a bike down there and ride sometime when I have the dollars. Also New Zealand.
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Your in for a life time adventure. I myself is planning for 2014, april, do western europe first then the boat to Morocco hopefully in sept., west coast of Africa to south africa and up the east coast. back to frace april 2015 and head east to Iran (no problem hear at all) then Pakistan, india, burma, thailand, indonesia. Australia, boat to south america. central america, north america and back to Norway. All if If don't get run over by a fool in a car.  |
hi mcgutt56 i started planning nearly the same trip , and i am living in norway to , my motto al the time in the world ,
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Hey Paddy,
Nice to hear from you.
(Just quietly, as it's off topic, have bike packed, tent, and everything else to head of in the morning for a ride to other end of this island for some days. Will see if I can find somewhere remote, will post some pictures), in a new thread of course 
Yep, just keep'n the thread alive, chuckle chuckle...
Cheers,
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Hey Paddy,
Nice to hear from you.
(Just quietly, as it's off topic, have bike packed, tent, and everything else to head of in the morning for a ride to other end of this island for some days. Will see if I can find somewhere remote, will post some pictures), in a new thread of course
Yep, just keep'n the thread alive, chuckle chuckle...
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Hi Paul shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nice one we 've just got rid of the snow here mad to get out on hoping to meet up with another fellow traveler in a few weeks talking about my euro trip.Looking forward to pictures. yes lets keep thread alive hahahaha 
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Keen on a motorcycle trip mixed with hiking/pushbiking/sailing/surfing where possible.
Planning on leaving the UK in April 2014 and riding the Pyrenees, then head East through (roughly) the following countries, HelpX-ing along the way:
France
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Croatia (specifically interested in this area)
then in earlyish August 2014 head across to
Turkey
Iran
then in September 2014 cross into
Pakistan (want to head north and do the KKH and potential do a base camp trek)
October/November 2014
India (more a transitional thing)
Nepal (mountains!)
from here is undetermined, but will probably ditch the motorbike in this area (Carnet might be an issue...) and then fly to SE Asia and pushbike the rest of the way to Australia.
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Sounds like a good plan, and it sounds a bit like mine, at least parts of it. I want to drive from northern europe to india and back (maybe through russia), leaving in late summer and come back in early spring. I have been touring in india before, and in fact, thats the country where i learned how to ride a bike in the first place! So i really emphasize to spend some more time in that amazing country than just transition.
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Hi Guys,
I plan a similar Trip in Spring 2014 from Switzerland - Japan, not sure yet if I should head trough Iran or Russia...
I was thinking on leaving here in April.
But unfortunately I have only a limited Time-Frame, 5 Month from either April or Mai...
How are your plans so far?
Let me know if you reach Switzerland in April or Mai, maybe we could do a part of the trip together.
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