http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/ Around The World en-us I seem to have left some unfinished business as I haven't actually managed to get Thelma home from Mongolia. So at the end of June (in fact shortly after the UK HU meet which was a great success) I flew... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004618.php Christmas greetings to all those reading the blog around the world - it is still holidays here and i have to apologise for not sending this out earlier but I have been in an internet black spot (my parents' house)... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004360.php I'm finally home (or at least for the moment). I've arrived back to find Arctic style weather conditions and to discover that the airline have lost my bag. This is a bit of a problem as it means I only... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004359.php I've had a couple of emails from Confused of Camberley asking where on earth I am heading and what has happened to Thelma. One minute I'm bike travelling around Japan, the next I'm on a KLR in Guatemala and then... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004358.php I had an unreasonably early morning call to get to the airport, after a late night eating turkish borek. I was flying out via Seattle to catch up with friends there, but as I was delayed 24 hours by order... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004356.php Having acquired somewhat of a reputation for poor seasonal choice of destinations - Siberia in October and Death Valley in August both spring to mind, I managed to go one better and head to Iceland in December with the promise... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004357.php Unbelievably, snow has appeared on the hills around LA and the locals are all in shock at this Siberian-style weather, I feel it may be a sign that it's time for me to leave town. Unfortunately though, Thelma has still... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004355.php At the weekend, Ricardo Rocco got in touch, we'd last met on a five day off-road rally in Ecuador a few years ago, he is in town for a week and we met up at the Long Beach International Motorcycle... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004354.php A gruelling 18 hour bus ride had taken me from the Guatemalan border up to the beautiful beaches of the Yucatan. Stumbling out of the bus station (still with bike helmet tucked under my arm), I jumped on a ferry... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004353.php Having travelled over 2500 miles with Savas and Gullu it was time to say farewell as I walked back across the border into Mexico with my bike helmet in hand. We had learnt quite a bit from each other, I've... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004352.php Due to a message I received from my shipping agent, we had to suddenly get a move on and dash for the border out of Mexico. This involved two days of hard riding through mountains and across the hot plains,... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004351.php We have been travelling across Mexico at quite a pace since leaving PV and all is not well. The bike's name may well be Gullu/Rosie but it's not as rosy as my backside. As originally suspected when I did my... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004350.php After a great five days in Puerto Vallarta, we left this morning, waved off by Janet (who has agreed to ride again with me next year - she is now 70!), Bruce and the latest Travels with Thelma fans- Lana... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004349.php We have now managed to travel 1300 miles without falling out (or off). He has learnt quickly that : Tiffany tired is not good Tiffany hungry is not good and Tiffany tired AND hungry must be avoided at all costs.... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004348.php The plan was that I spend the two to three weeks whilst waiting for Thelma's ship to reach LA, visiting friends in the west of the States. However, having recovered from jet lag and Korean poisoning I met some of... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/coates/004346.php