Mike Werner of Bikes in the Fast Lane interviewed Tiffany Coates, world motorcycle traveler, when they crossed paths in North Africa. Tiffany was on her way to Timbuktu, solo, on her BMW F650GS. It’s a wonderful interview of an avid woman motorcycle traveler, and better yet, led me to her stories on the inveterate Horizons Unlimited site. Here’s an excerpt — the inevitable two questions put to solo women travelers:
Did you find any disadvantages of riding alone as a female?
None except for the lack of toilet facilities at times and also having to put up with sleazy border guards and policemen.
Any advantages?
I had the best of both worlds, where I was given more access to families and welcomed more warmly than a man would be, but also being treated as an honorary man and receiving the respect that a man’s status would have in many of the developing countries.
I completely concur!
