Originally Posted by
alaskadude
Yea, well since Im new to bike touring, I thought Ide stick with a country I know well. Ill do pretty much that. Ill go to Phokara, although Ill probably go there on the bus(!) Then Ill branch out, maybe ride down to Bardia(?) Ill take it as it comes this year, and get the feel of bike travel. I thought of riding all the way west. Or maybe ride to Ilam. Not real sure. Its just that I spent 20 winters backpacking around there. I need a new adventure, and thought a bike could be it. In reality, you just posted to stroke your own ego a little and show the world that you, too, had been to Nepal. Thats OK too, I guess. The Australians always need their ego stroked by Americans.
When you post on a cycle touring forum asking for "advice, suggestions and general comments" (as you did), those who have some knowledge of the place are quite likely to speculate about potential touring routes (or the lack of them). so your jibe is unwarranted.
Americans as strokers? Haha - I don't believe that is generally true, but obviously there are some who are very practised.