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Hello everybody
I am planning a trip from Zurich to Cape Town starting in Nov. 2011. Ok, I know it's still a long time but I wanted to know whether there is anybody else planning such a trip for the same time.
My route would lead over Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botwana or Zimbabwe to South Africa.
I would enjoy company on my trip.
Cheers
Maatle
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Hi Maatle
I am planing to leave Ireland at the start of October and ride down as far as Greece and on to Egypt,but then I turn west for Libya,Tunisia,Algeria before catching a ferry back to Europe and heading for home.
Let me know of your plans and departure dates and we might be able to ride together for a small part of our journeys.
Regards
Decky
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Hi Decky
I will start 1.11.2011 here in Zurich and then head probably south to Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, etc. to Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. I plan to stay a week or two in Jordan to meet a friend an visit Petra etc.
Regards
Marc
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Hi Maatle
I am planing to leave Ireland at the start of October and ride down as far as Greece and on to Egypt,but then I turn west for Libya,Tunisia,Algeria before catching a ferry back to Europe and heading for home.
Let me know of your plans and departure dates and we might be able to ride together for a small part of our journeys.
Regards
Decky
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28 Mar 2011
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Can anyone be persuaded to do the west route ? 
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My plans have changed for this year, as I was planning Alaska to Ushuai then across to Cape Town and north through Africa. Due to some other circumstances, I'm now going to reverse the trip and travel South in Africa and then across to Argentina from Cape Town. This means I will leave later in 2011 and this will give me the weather window for the journey north in the USA and Canada. After all this, I'm easy about the route, but initially thought I'd go over the eastern way, through Egypt and the route you posted Maatle. My initial planning is still rudimentary, so I'm very flexible. What do you guys think? My bike is a GS 1150 by the way. 
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Can anyone be persuaded to do the west route ? |
East route: VOA (visa on arrival) pretty much everywhere;
West route: visa hell. its just annoying. I rather go east. I guess more beautiful too.
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Hi Trichelia,
I want to travel in the south-east of Africa from early nov till late dec/early jan. I was planning to start in South Africa and then ride through zimbabwe-mozambique-malawi-tanzania-kenya and back to SA.
But after looking at the traveler's advice in the netherlands, I'm now also looking at the west route... What did you have in mind?
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Hi Trichelia,
I want to travel in the south-east of Africa from early nov till late dec/early jan. I was planning to start in South Africa and then ride through zimbabwe-mozambique-malawi-tanzania-kenya and back to SA.
But after looking at the traveler's advice in the netherlands, I'm now also looking at the west route... What did you have in mind?
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Hi Gideon,
In a nut shell.
The wife and I will be off backpacking for 4 months around SE Asia, returning 1 October 2011. I was planing on heading to Africa, from London, around the middle of October, giving myself 2 weeks to do some final prep before leaving. The departure date is relatively flexible from the middle of October onwards, however not before.
My wife has signed off on 5 months for this trip, I will be riding alone while she hangs out in the US and then Oz for a few months. I am not in a rush and not wanting to ride silly distances each day, however I also do not want to sit for extended periods in the same place unless I have to. Ride, check things out, then move on.....
My propsed route, which is also open to discussion:
Morocco
Western Sahara
Mauritania
Senegal
Guinea Conakry
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Cameroon
Conga
DRC
Angola
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
South Africa
The countries Im excited to see though, are Guinea (depending on stability), Mali and Cameroon. It has also been suggested omiting Niger and rather to head through southern Nigeria via Togo/ Benin.
Anyways, there is flexability around this.
Let me know if this fits in with your schedule, would be good to to have a partner  .
Steve
Sorry to highjack this thread.
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Hi Gideon,
In a nut shell.
The wife and I will be off backpacking for 4 months around SE Asia, returning 1 October 2011. I was planing on heading to Africa, from London, around the middle of October, giving myself 2 weeks to do some final prep before leaving. The departure date is relatively flexible from the middle of October onwards, however not before.
My wife has signed off on 5 months for this trip, I will be riding alone while she hangs out in the US and then Oz for a few months. I am not in a rush and not wanting to ride silly distances each day, however I also do not want to sit for extended periods in the same place unless I have to. Ride, check things out, then move on.....
My propsed route, which is also open to discussion:
Morocco
Western Sahara
Mauritania
Senegal
Guinea Conakry
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Cameroon
Conga
DRC
Angola
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
South Africa
The countries Im excited to see though, are Guinea (depending on stability), Mali and Cameroon. It has also been suggested omiting Niger and rather to head through southern Nigeria via Togo/ Benin.
Anyways, there is flexability around this.
Let me know if this fits in with your schedule, would be good to to have a partner .
Steve
Sorry to highjack this thread.
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Good to find someone to ride with through Africa! Some of the countries on your list may not be that wise to travel through at the moment however, so maybe that's something to discuss.
I think I'm going to open my own topic tonight or tomorrow so we can talk about planning and routes some more without hijacking the topic of Maatie.... 
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route worries
hi all riders planning the east coast later this year
i know its a way off yet. but now that syria has kicked off, is everyone still going to be heading in that direction. If not, now that lybia is clearly not an option it seems the only way to go would be the ferry via venice. it may well have calmed down by the time we leave, just thinking out loud. anyone got an opinion?
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Hi,
Me and a friend are also doing the East Coast from London to Cape Town starting Nov 2011.
Both on 1150GSA's. Plan to do it in about 3 or 4 months.
R
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Nairobi to Cape Town
Was planning a Nairobi to Cape town ride early 2011 would be interested in joining up with you in Kenya and riding down together.
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Hi guys
I just found out that the ferry from Venice to Alexandria does not transport any tourists anymore for unlimited time, due to the political situation in Syria.
Does anybody know an alternative? Maybe a ferry from Greece to Egypt?
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