The planet is such an amazingly beautiful place, all of the people and different cultures, and I think this is the most amazing thing a person can do, to go out and explore, meet them in person, eat their typical food and maybe learn to make it also, shake hands with them, be a special guest in their home for a few nights, listen to their dreams and tell them yours. We live in an amazing time, where epic adventures which were impossible just a few years ago are now easily in reach. We are all very lucky to be alive right now, there has never been a more interesting or exciting period in history. If you are in good health, you have it all; you are truly blessed and can do anything, the entire globe is your backyard and you playground.
I have been reading this web site for most of the last few days, and I found this picture, taken by a South African adventurer, biking through sub-Saharan Africa, just one picture from Tanzania in a longer ride report:
His description of the picture: Most people in Africa have less in terms of worldly possessions than most people reading this can imagine, but many of these proud people consider themselves wealthy for whatever they have, be it one or more good wife, a few cattle, a bicycle etc etc. Despite being destitutely poor this man had a bungalow in Pariis with a make believe satellite dish and various cables running into his shack to suggest it had electricity. This made him incredibly wealthy and he was a happy man.
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I have been to that site before, I agree it is inspiring. There is a guy who rode his Yamaha TW200 to Alaska, very impressive.
I rented a motorcycle in Thailand and it was the highlight of my trip. It allowed me to leave the tourist path and explore dirt roads in the mountains and countryside. I did not check but I am sure a bike would be very cheap to buy there. I would want an older, ugly one to blend in.
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