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Europe, 6 Months
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I'm looking for someone for company, saftey reasons for a trip found Europe starting feb ish 07. France, spain, portugal, italy, austria, slovakia, romaina, poland, czech republic, germany, but i'm flexable to better ideas!
I'm 21, first big trip and pretty skint, planning to sleep in forests and live on boiled potatoes. Riding a Honda XR250R (for fuel economy) and plan to get some easy offroading in (never tried before). More interested in history, scenery and adventure than blasting down autoroutes.
If your interested or just have some advice please get in touch
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euro feb 07
Can't do the jolly with you but can offer a few words of advice!
Carefull in the czech woods near the german borders, there are a lot of armed police, I was at gunpoint feb last year, they are worried about armed/dangerous eastern europeans trying to get into gemany on the many hidden footpaths. They were ok after a while, but It was quite tense initially. the local czech hunters tend to be armed as well!
It also gets cold, like -25c cold. they also dont like fires in the woods either. I was obviously being carefull, so got to keep it going.
The German roads are usually fine, even in winter, but go east from there, Ice is common. all the cars have chains and snow tyres in winter.
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good luck, i write this from spain 1 month into my 6 month trip from the UK Two tips, get as much money together as you can as life camping rough will be VERY VERY hard, it is nice to get a bed and a shower now and again esp. if the weather is bad. Set a daily budget and stick to it, treat yourself when you have made a saving by rough camping. You will need to eat well to avoid exhaustion and illness. Hope your prep goes well and above all enjoy !! Greg
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Hey
I think I am available at about Feb/Mar time in Europe. I too am 21 and also an absolute novice, and like to travel as light as possible and as pikey as possible! Perfect.
Where exactly are you coming from?
I'm on a slightly bigger bike, a DRZ 400, but I too like to bimble along, I've grown out of the fast as you can go sportsbike malarky.
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Boy, you must be tough. I wouldn't consider camping WITH hot showers before April/May at the earliest. If you see a truck stop on a highway you may be able to get a hot shower. Dto. for indoor pools.
I'd leave a couple of months later, that gets you into October at the end which is OK in the South. Note that free camping is illegal in some countries, notably Germany. Given the German mentality, make sure you either stay well out of sight, or, better still, try asking a farmer for permission. It will not normally be refused and you are safe then.
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Nope
Not tough, just stupid! Any fool can be unfomfortable.  And you don't get any more foolish than me. Though with a decent bag and bivy , Western Europe is rarely too cold to sleep, and that's warm enough in my eyes! it's just the damn wind and rain that can make it miserable. I have no knowledge of Eastern Europe, but I'm thinking that's going to be a bit chilly even for a block like me!
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