Originally Posted by
Machka
I have cycletoured for years in various parts of the world, and no one has ever assumed I was homeless ... even though as Rowan says, we were homeless for eight months from June last year.
Have you ever been asked for your ID by police?
I was asked in Italy once at a train station. I assumed they thought we were homeless but it certainly could have been a routine random check.
Contrast that to my experience in West Virginia. No matter where I go, you find at least a few people that are interested in your tour once they see the bike and all of the gear. Sometimes it even becomes a bit of an annoyance. In WV, no one showed even a glance. Expect for the last day, we needed to catch a train and wouldn't you know it some guy wanted to know my whole life history.
