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@Dugtheslug
Well I don't know about Australia and NZ, but when touring in France and Italy I've had nothing but encouragement from passing drivers and peds - certainly for France I feel you could get by without any sort of guide as it's such a pleasant place to cycle around.
But I can't help but being cynical about cycling in the UK, especially when you read stories like that one about the bloke who cycled around the world on his old banger, and then, upon arrival in Dover, someone nicked it.