3-months Summer Road Trip to all 48 States !!

[jadesystem]

Hi Skiev, Salty Monk (Dan)

Thanks for your comments. A new friend I sold my Honda Shadow to
wanted to take a bike ride from the bay area to Argentina. Is this
crazy or what ?? Then I saw a documentary about a man riding his
bike through Columbia and he got kidnapped by armed guerillas.

He was held captive for months possibly a year until he was released
by the Int'l Red Cross on his behalf. He had the option of going home
after being drained from his ordeal, but he continued on to finish his
bike trek through South America.

You have to do extensive research in visiting a foreign country. What
the US State Dept advises on traveling there, and what strife and
conflicts are happening there. What innoculations and diseases that
are prevailent, and what measures are to be taken to prevent sickness
from diseases. Going to India, you must take 8-shots which are very expensive at over $800 to be safe abroad. We are talking malaria,
typhoid, Deng fever, tetnus, yellow fever, worms, parasites, etc...

Going to Panama would be a great trip. At least it is the country before Colombia. All those countries from Mexico to Central America are considered semi-safe. You just have to watch your ass at all times,
as well as your bikes. You need to understand Spanish fluently to get
by. You'll love Costa Rica. And El Salvador with their excellent papusas.
I'll let you research on your own to figure-out what "papasa" is.

Thanks again,

KT :-D\\/