I tour on my bike but also backpack as well, and have noticed there seems to be a big difference between the two and how often complete strangers will do something kind. Whether that's offering me a place to stay, helping with bike repairs or just buying me some food.
What's everyone else's experiences like?
by Karloss_93
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I mostly tour with my partner. We’ve done 10s of thousands of kilometers together, and, not really. We are self sufficient and friendly but no ones really offered us anything and we’ve never really needed it either.Â
I’m sure it would be different if we were in need or I was alone and in needÂ
In Baja Mexico I was able to flag rides when I had food poisoning which was pretty awesome. And a few months ago in Washington a guy tried to give me $20, I think he thought I was homeless.
Why do we need to go to your substack to discuss this?
Is everyone trying to be an influencer and get clout now? Just discuss your shit without the referrals and hollow bait topics.
Yes when touring in China. Random people offering me water/snacks, drivers just stopping to say ‘well done’ and lots of offers of assistance when I had to fix a puncture in the middle of the Tenggur desert. But doesn’t happen so much when I’ve been trekking in China.