Just wanna... go.

[Big Dave]

I agree mostly but I find I need decent bathroom and shower or quality of life isnt the same

And a USB port in a storm.

[DidJit]

Have you ever just wanted to bugger off?

I hear the call, feel the urge, all the time. Motorcycling reminds us of a primal/instinctive need for “freedom.” We humans create these civilisations, cultures and “society” with all its imposed pressures, yet inside a lot of us a nomadic flame still burns. Free thinkers, free spirits, whatever term you choose to apply, we hear that call just a little bit louder than everyone else.

[yachtie10]

And a USB port in a storm.

most hot countries I have travelled to (quite a few) have internet cafes and local bars depending on what you were really refering to

[Squiggles]

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/new.../2010-02.shtml

[Big Dave]

depending on what you were really refering to

My penchant for considering 'roughing it' as three and a half stars in the AA guide. :-)

[sleemanj]

For many years I've been dreaming of a trip from Dead Horse Alaska (end of the road, North) to Ushuaia Argentina (end of the road, South), with no particular plan for the bit in the middle other than "generally, head south"

The need to continue to run my business, to not let my clients down, the lack of somebody to travel with (2 is better for travelling, both for enjoyment, and safety esp in the dodgy bits south of the US) and various other issues stand in my way.

If only I was a famous actor.

[Ratti]

Reality checks are boring.

May never happen, but the dream has kept me going since my hubby died.
My plan is to sell up once the kids are out the door, purchase a section somewhere so I have something to come back to, then bugger off for as long as the money lasts.
In the meantime I take small nibbles at the dream when I get the chance.
That's the point of dreams, it gives one something to think about when real life sux.

[Bikemad]

no need to sell up Ratti............im gonna be freehold next year...........gonna borrow another eighty grand............chuck my job,rent my house out,which should cover the payments on the loan and rates, leave thirty grand here in an acc in case the rent doesnt get paid for a while,and have fifty k to go wandering for a couple of years kickin off on the isle of man 2011.

[Ratti]

hmmm, possibilities have just increased.

good thought

[Bikemad]

see ya there.............hundred year anniversary of the mountain circuit............the one they race today
went in 07..........bloody magic

[Hopeful Bastard]

I know exactly what you mean.. I have them all the time.. The only thing that stops me.. Is having no cash.

If i didnt have to worry bout cash, Jobs and all that other crap.. i would.. I would just get up off my arse, Buy a good decent bike and ride. Ride until it gets dark.. Sleep.. Then get up again the next morning and ride as much as possible. Eat when i need to eat. pee wherever the hell i want to .. And just ride til night rolls around again.. If the next day is shitty.. Then just lay down and go back to sleep.. Then the next day.. Get up and again.. Just ride..

[Maha]

I know exactly what you mean.. I have them all the time.. The only thing that stops me.. Is having no cash.

If i didnt have to worry bout cash, Jobs and all that other crap.. i would.. I would just get up off my arse, Buy a good decent bike and ride. Ride until it gets dark.. Sleep.. Then get up again the next morning and ride as much as possible. Eat when i need to eat. pee wherever the hell i want to .. And just ride til night rolls around again.. If the next day is shitty.. Then just lay down and go back to sleep.. Then the next day.. Get up and again.. Just ride..

Yes if you had the time and cash like Gareth Morgan does then the world is yours.
Back to work on Monday is it?

[Pedrostt500]

Have you ever just wanted to bugger off.

Not just a weekend jaunt, but an endless ride that ends only when you decide not when you have to.

I ride my bike a lot, touring, fast rides, all sorts.

But some times I wish I could just leave , pack up and go, just ride where ever and when ever.

No mobile phones, no kids, no x wife, no business to run, no newspapers, no computer, no pressure.

I admire people who are able to do it, cruise around the country, or overseas, on two wheels. Never worrying about the next pay check, or where to sleep, what to eat. Just taking each day at a time, handling whatever might get thrown at you.

Would I get bored?

One day when the kids are older, and I no longer run a business, when the commitments are not so pressing, I am going to go........

Motorbiking has given me a taste of freedom, is it wrong to want more?!

Who else has these dreams of escapism?

And the Complex answer is we have made our lives so complicated that the thought of just getting up one morning going out and getting on the bike and going, seems more of a fantasy for most of us than a reality, because most of us do have to worry about paying the bills seeing thae cat gets feed, the children get put out at night, ........
But fuck yea I'd love to be able to go where I want when I want, and be responsible to no one, but I am as trapped in this box of tiki tac, as the next man.