Originally Posted by
noglider
That's a decent plan. There are other decent plans. I wouldn't want to presume to know the best plan for anyone. Remember, he's hoping to make connections that lead to gainful employment, so he may even have a better plan than looking for employment without adequate connections.
I think the freeloading set you off. That's just a guess, but is it possible?
I do have a hard time respecting grown men (and women) who live off of others without bringing anything to the table. Or freeloaders if you will. And I do not think bike touring is going to be a particularly fertile field for business networking. But my e-respect matter little in the bigger scheme of things. The OP is free to do what he wants, you are free to think it is an acceptable, if imperfect plan, and I am free to think it is a bad idea both morally and practically.