Naturally, everyone of them cursed the last 20km of bad roads to Boten but then it was time to meet up random strangers and you never know if the group dynamics would make the journey awesome or just plain horrible.
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I also have a theory that there is a reason we all travel mostly solo without a big caravan of friends. People can be anoying and traveling a month together might be just long enaugh that smiles would crack.
It was a big group in a way. Six vehicles and Six motorcyle with a total of 19 people. Everyone was making the trip to Europe and I was the only one doing a loop to Central Asia.
While I would like to introduce the group dynamics in this blog, I feel that it may be my bias opinion and posting without letting them know feels a bit wrong and getting consent from 19 people is just not worth the hassle.
So in simple terms, we have a group of people from multiple countries, A good few Malaysians, Singaporeans, Australians, Thailand, Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, England and American. A good mix with at least all the Malaysian & Singaporeans able to speak the local Chinese Languege.
What I did observed however was that it was evident that my budget for this trip was not on the same scale as the rest. Luxury overland travel and tight budget overland travel comparison. They all more or less has an end goal to their travel while I was trying to drag my unemployment as long as possible.
Somehow it feels unreal sitting at the restaurant table in Boten meeting everyone and exchanging stories. I still could not belived that this time I would really cross into Central Asia.
So in simple terms, we have a group of people from multiple countries, A good few Malaysians, Singaporeans, Australians, Thailand, Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, England and American. A good mix with at least all the Malaysian & Singaporeans able to speak the local Chinese Languege.
What I did observed however was that it was evident that my budget for this trip was not on the same scale as the rest. Luxury overland travel and tight budget overland travel comparison. They all more or less has an end goal to their travel while I was trying to drag my unemployment as long as possible.
Somehow it feels unreal sitting at the restaurant table in Boten meeting everyone and exchanging stories. I still could not belived that this time I would really cross into Central Asia.
My little knowledge and experience of riding in China a year ago was bombarded with question from the rest of the group hungry for information.
I felt a little like a tour guide with a smile. If only I could get a job like this in the future, bringing overlanders through crazy adventures and making friends that would last a lifetime.
Traveled on: May 2024
I felt a little like a tour guide with a smile. If only I could get a job like this in the future, bringing overlanders through crazy adventures and making friends that would last a lifetime.
Traveled on: May 2024
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