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31 Jul 2016
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Sep 2017-UK-Bangkok....anyone?
Hey,
Early planning for UK-Turkey-Iran-Pakistan-India-Myanmar-Bangkok is underway.
Leaving September 2017 and returning early December 2017.
Two (so far) experienced travellers on bikes open to company on all or part of the journey but especially the escorted sections.
Questions/interested? Drop me a line.
Chris
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hi chris
looking at something along the same lines myself but i was uk Turkey iran to nepal on my own but i think some parts of the trip you need a bit help and backup in a group
what bike are you going on
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Hi Patrick
Good question. I have a Tiger 800 XCX, Jonny my buddy a GS800. Obviously we both think ours is best so I'm doing 2 weeks around Greece next month on a rented GS just in case I'm wrong.
(Put your money on the Tiger!)
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Quote:
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Hi Patrick
Good question. I have a Tiger 800 XCX, Jonny my buddy a GS800. Obviously we both think ours is best so I'm doing 2 weeks around Greece next month on a rented GS just in case I'm wrong.
(Put your money on the Tiger!)
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i got a tiger 800xc myself i was in greece 2 years ago fantastic place for riding
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chris
are you on easy running or hitting the miles everyday.
i want to keep away from cites as much as possible and only hit the miles if i have to.
also a bit of camping but you have to treat yourself with nice hotel as well but i think when in the middle east hotels will cheap need to do a bit of checking.
are you going to be on tight budget.
i want to budget as much as i can.
planning is the big key
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Hi Chris
I am very interested in your trip for next year.
I passed my bike test about 6 months ago and also ride a tiger. (fantastic bike I must say.)
I will be doing a few European trips before then to get some experience before embarking on the bigger trip.
Regarding border crossings, carnet and the like I am still in the learning process, so any advice would be great.
As for the return journey, what is route back?
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Over land to India August 17
Hello, I'm planning to overland to India, maybe on in to S E Asia if I have the money. I'm flexible with dates. Maybe meet up and travel some of the way?
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Absolutely, let me know how your planning goes and keep in touch.
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Very interested in this trip
Unfortunately can't commit until well into next year
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Sure Chris, happy to meet up, I'm about an hour from London, in Hampshire.
For background, I've written ride reports of my trips in 'another place' UKGSer, under the handle Drumacoon Lad.
Am thinking of going over to HUBB France next month, looking for inspiration for next trip, but certainly interested in this.
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Roger. I'm at the overland event this weekend then Greece next month but I get down you way a bit.
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Hi Chris,
My partner and I are planning a trip from UK to Australia, planning to leave early August time. We would love to meet up at some point during travels, we will be going fairly slowly, taking about a year for the whole trip.
I see you say that you want to go through Iran. Are you a UK citizen? If so how are you planning to get round the "no independant travel" rules for UK citizens in Iran?
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Hi Jon,
I'm hoping to get into the Overland event this weekend where Lois Pryce is doing an Iran workshop.
I'll be hitting the planning during the dark nights (between ski trips) and with a year to go there's always a chance relationships with Iran will improve and the rules will ease. I have a few contacts tracking that at the moment. Hopefully I'll work something out or it'll have to be Iraq!
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I am looking at doing a similar trip but was considering July.. can always be moved though. Iran is an issue at the moment, and it may be necessary to have a "guide" to make it an official tour. Myanmar are not letting vehicles in at the moment (I tried a few months ago as I live in Thailand), however they are signed up to the trans asian highway.
Once i get to Thailand, i am planning on continueing round the world for 2 more years
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You know what....I'm tempted to carry on too. I'll have done a technical RTW when I get to Bangkok and I'll need to get home for the ski season but storing the bike over there and going back to it later is very doable.
I heard the other day that you can get a transit visa which will allow you 18 days to enter and exit Iran by different borders...I'll be looking into it. I know there are a few new rules about foreign bikes going from one region to another in Thailand but it's designed to inhibit locals trading in bikes and not effectively enforced. Just need Myanmar to open fully now!!
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