First and foremost I would try to park in secure (guarded) parking lots or find someone to look after it. Failing that it depends where you're travelling as to what security precautions to take.
Outside of europe thieves are only really interested in the contents of your panniers, rather than the whole bike.
If you are doing any off-road sections I would only bother with a U-lock (if anything). A chain is way too heavy and you'll just end up junking it or sending it back.
I travelled through morocco last year with an alarm, but never used it after the first couple of days. Partly because I always parked in guarded carparks overnight, but also because:
- kids kept setting it off for laughs
- it was (not surprisinly) really loud and just made me feel more conspicuous every time it went off
- I am no hero and don't fancy confronting evil-doers in the middle of the night (at least not without my cape)
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