Originally Posted by
johnr783
How was is touring Asia? I want to do that but dont speak the language. Are you keen to the language there? What countries did you ride through? If you didnt speak the language, was it very difficult to find english speakers or communicate some other way? How was the response of the general population toward you?
You can get by with english just about anywhere in the world. Always good to learn a few phrases, "hello" "goodbye" "please" and "thank you" at minimum... and a smile gets you a long way in any language
Originally Posted by
johnr783
+1 to touring Australia. I would love to tour Aus. and Asia in one go. They are just about to hit summer time. From what I heard a bike helmet is mandatory there. Something to consider if you dont like helmets.
Good to check up on road laws (especially pertaining to bicycles) for countries you'll be visiting... I can see some people not wanting to tour certain countries because of traffic danger, but really, any of you guys ever rule out a country because of a Mandatory Helmet Law?
I would even suggest being open minded about how you ride - for example strict Vehicular Cycling in some countries would imho be very very very (did I say very?) unwise
hihi, there we go, turn a winter touring thread into a MBL and VC one!
gotta love Bike Forums!
