Going walkabout

>>1156314
First of all, buy spare parts for car.
Second of all, get a compass, because I'm pretty sure travelling east from South East Asia won't get you to Europe.
(no h8, just playing)
Thirdly, Plan trips from big city to big city, I imagine driving through the -stans alone might get you killed more easily than anywhere else

>>1156321
Thanks spare parts is a good idea, Im not just heading east I do plan to map it out a bit more.

Definitely plan to avoid the - stans as much as possible. Also I'm going to be well equipped for this trek I don't even plan on having the car the whole way so I'm going to be equipped enough as if I was planning on walking the trip so yeah I'll have a compass haha. I'm not experienced international traveller like I said but I have been camping all over Australia in many climates pushing myself while I know this doesnt add up to the experience that travelling cross the eurasian continent would usually require I am very confident in my ability to adapt to the situation.

>>1156321
> I imagine driving through the -stans alone might get you killed more easily than anywhere else

But i've driven in the -stans and that's bullshit, people there are some of the nicest in earth, and most roads outside cities are rugged and limited so you won't find that big of a problem navigation wise

>>1156332
That's why I wrote I imagine. It was my xenophobia and lack of -stani experience lacking.

>>1156332
Thanks for the heads up I might try and drop through some of the more tame areas. Is there anywhere you would recommend?

>>1156444
Yeah thats what put me off of those areas as well, it's better to be safe than dead or held hostage.

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>>1156446
THIS is exactly what I thought. You want to go safe, not dangerous.

Syria might be nice, though

>>1156449
Hahaha, yeah I think I might stay well away from there, pakistan only if necessary, khazikstan maybe though at least it's a eastern european -stan than a middle eastern one. I guess not a hell of alot better but at least I'm a lot less likely to step on a mine or be bombed one way or another.

I'm going to finish my journey in Ireland though, should be nice.

Goes walkabout ~ drives there.

Speaking of walkabout has anyone here done much of that as apposed to hitching or other more efficient travel? I was thinking of going walkabout after winter because it's cheap and I feel too autistic to hitchhike.

>>1156444
Alright, didn't catch that, my bad
>>1156445
You wouldn't want to miss driving the pamir highway in tajikstan, it's amazing, but don't even think about it if you don't have a 4x4 car with you.
Kyrgyzstan is pretty nice too, very nice landscapes and a bit less rugged roads than the pamirs but still need a 4x4 as well

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>>1157731
Don't EVER tell me what I can't do, EVER!

>>1157731
What >>1158014 said.
I might drive, I might walk, I might catch a train, just no planes. It was more of a term meaning to wander.

>>1158003
Thanks mate. Always planned on getting a 4×4, no point in getting anything else on a trek like this.