I wonder how much easier travelling by bicycle makes border crossings compared with  motorcycle or car. And if the same applies to low power electric bicycles. So for instance, do you still need an escort in western tibetan China or the Waziristan and tribal parts of Pakistan?

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2016/feb/16/crossing-asia-on-my-bike-i-met-countless-others-out-to-see-the-world-on-a-bicycle 
 Crossing Asia on my bike, I met countless others out to see the world on a bicycle | Emily Chappell »
Emily Chappell: Exploring the world on a bicycle is an adventure like no other – it is the best way of meeting the world on its own terms

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