Hi from the UK - Sell me an adventure route!
Evening everyone!
I have always had the itch to motorbike around the world. I thought it was a pipe dream, but, well, now I've realised I finally have the money and time to make it happen. I'm in the process of getting my motorbike license, and I'm going to buy a DRZ400, spend a few months riding it around the UK to get used to it, and then set off.
My only question is... where? The place that is calling to me is Central Asia (like Kyrgyzstan) and Mongolia. But I'm wondering if that is a bit too ambitious for a first solo trip?
I'm somewhat tempted to just do a bit of it - Explore, say, georgia or maybe Turkmenistan, and put off Mongolia for the future. But then, when I do go to Mongolia, I will be re-doing part of the tour. So, where else can I go? Perhaps explore Kosovo and the surrounding states? or Eastern Europe, Latvia, Estonia and Lituania? Scandi countries would be cool, but perhaps too expensive? Perhaps Morocco? Although I prefer the cold(er) weather.
I like mountains, and want to go 'off the beaten track a little (though avoid hard core off-roading). What I want most out of the trip is a sense of struggle (but not so much that I don't make it home). Like I expect a lot of people here are, I'm a restless soul. I don't do well with relaxing, or 'having fun', I need adversity and struggle. Italy has beautiful riding roads, but I don't feel like I would get that struggle on the Amalfi coast.
So, hello, thank you for having me as part of this community, and hit me with your suggestions of fun little adventure trips in and around Europe!
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