Just a question or two about bike travel. A quick scan of the travel forum (and related searches) seem to suggest that most members travel to Europe and the US/Canada for biking holidays, but with the Rand taking more dives than Louis Suarez how are you all affording this? Surely with the exchange rates so bad this sort of thing is just not viable anymore? So I'd like to know how much (in Randela terms) are these trips running you (if you feel like sharing). Also noted a rise in the amount of local travel topics (which is both great and probably related to said currency conundrums) but as an avid enthusiast it makes me curious as to why no one has mentioned South America? Its perfect for altitude conscious roadies (Serious altitude and ridiculous climbs), the mountain biking (though trails are a lot rougher) is unparalleled (truly some of the most spectacular riding imaginable), the currencies (though almost all better than the Rand) all convert far more favorably then Europe, the USA or Canada and although I'm sure most South Africans are (rightly) turned off by the language barrier most locals are much friendlier to South Africans than they are to Europeans or Yankees (as they are referred to). There's also the advantage of some amazing cultural tourism and fantastic hiking. So why aren't more of us using our feeble Randela's more wisely and really getting bang for the buck? (note I'm not including Chile in this as its far too first world and stupidly expensive)
