http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/ The Road to Kathmandu
- the comic strip - en-us 'You must return to Delhi for a new Visa...' the customs official calmly announced. ' Your Visa is out of date'. 'Or you can make a small extra payment', said his identical twin. A 'small' payment was infinitely more appealing... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003978.php As I loaded the bike outside the small Pension, the Landlady came out to bid me farewell. “Stay out of the sea in Goa’ she said,’ I have a bad feeling for you’. If this had been Bognor Regis I... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003911.php With only two episodes of the 'Road to Kathmandu' to complete (the concise version) I was suddenly presented with a possibility to exhibit my work. As I had none, barring the episodes you see before you, I hastily dug my... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003851.php Meanwhile, back on the 'open' road - at the gates of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, NW India.... I'd picked my way through the ever narrowing streets following locals' gesticulations towards the temple. I'd read that it may be possible to... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003742.php I know, I know....you left me at the gates of the Golden Temple in Amritsar (Episode 19) and I am working on Episode 20 but, in the meantime, here's a 'unique' collector's item. This was the first story I illustrated... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003675.php After miles of desperately bad roads literally carved out of the mountain sides I was flagged down by a Police officer - another passport check - or so I thought. 'Do you want to see a snow leopard?'. Er, why... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003633.php Disaster strikes!! Shaft Drive failure? As the bike cooled down, the silence grew. The desert road seemed…deserted. It was. Almost. A speck on the horizon grew and two armed men pulled up…on a moped. Baluchistan frontier police. Saved! Or was... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003592.php At last, the story resumes....at the Iran-Pakistan border. Pakistan. PAKISTAN! How many people can say they’ve ridden a motorcycle overland to Pakistan?! I was e-lated!…and then, very nearly e-longated. Pakistan’s traffic drives on the left. I was riding on the... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003554.php After spending a night in a dreary hostel - as 'recommended' by the Kangan police - I'd headed south, sparkling waters on my right, smoking refineries on my left. Bemused police checked my progress at regular intervals until I arrived... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003461.php 'Road to Kathmandu' UPDATE! Well, I had a successful trip to Germany and 'Tourenfahrer' - THE overland biking magazine - have taken my story on. This means that in every (monthly) issue - starting in the November issue - the... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003392.php So, the long hot English summer slowly draws to a close and it's time to crack on with the Road to Kathmandu 'comic strip'..... Right. Where was I? ........................................................ Heading south from Teheran to Esfahan. "Ramadan. Ninth month of the... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003341.php Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? Don't cha? Don't cha? The semi naked Pussycat Dolls teased and taunted me from the widescreen Satellite TV...I stood and readjusted my... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003291.php Iran. How would a British biker be received? I was feeling apprehensive. For the first time on the trip I felt a little uneasy - maybe I should have taken those GB stickers off...relationships between Britain and Iran were tense... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003272.php Want to be regularly updated with the latest pages as they roll off the drawing board? Drop me an email at simongoeseast@yahoo.co.uk to get on the mailing list. ............................................................ The Iranian border. What the hell was I doing here? Now... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003227.php What? Still in Turkey. Fear not dear reader - reports from the 'Axis of Evil' soon. Want to get the latest update? Email me at simongoeseast@yahoo.co.uk and get on the mailing list. ................................................ Cappadocia. Is there a landscape like this... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/simonroberts/003214.php