Striking Viking bumming the world (On the road again) - Page 56

Hugh · 01-30-2005, 03:07 AM

Blue Beast Unleashed

elfederiQo · 01-30-2005, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strikingviking

Successful travelers learn early not to stare down at a man when itâ€™s better to look him in the eye. Often I walk away having looked up at him. Wary crowds are handled best by selecting a child to humor. Get him to smile and move on to a better dressed elder and greet him in his language holding forth a hand. Win him and the rest are easy.

Notabene everyone....that's one for the traveller's manual.
Glad to hear you are back on the road again - stay wise and venturous on your dash for the border....whichever border it may be.

GSPeP · 01-30-2005, 04:24 AM

Great report and pictures

Thanks for taking us along.

slideways · 01-30-2005, 09:56 AM

Thanks for the reports Glenn.

I had an Indian explain the whole suicide bus driver thing to me once. He said when a guy comes in looking for a job driving a bus they give him a driving test. It is a pass or fail test. They place a cow and a baby in the road around a blind turn when the driver rounds the turn if he hits the cow he fails the test if he runs over the baby he is hired.

RLK · 01-30-2005, 04:08 PM

I can't say anything here that hasn't been said several times already other than..

Thank You Glen.

ridin gaijin · 01-30-2005, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh

With a dozen Islamic countries to cover, the most effective tool in my arsenal is a copy of the Arabic Koran with English translations.

The Saba--34:18. But you've probably read that one before...so you know you're ok. Thanks!

Hugh · 01-30-2005, 07:06 PM

Donkey cart surfing

Karachi Customs

On a mission to meet Allah

Pakistan National Highway Patrol feeding the Viking

Photo instead of tea

Punjab village

Punjab village English students

Angry Pakistani villagers

Greeted by hostile crowds in Pakistan

Islamic militants

Mountain road to Islamabad

Punjab cotton cart

Punjab highlands

Sugar cane camels

Yes thats the front

Grey Matter · 01-31-2005, 12:45 AM

Great stuff Glen.

For what it is worth I just finished reading Peter Eaganâ€™s Leanings column in the March 2005 issue of Cycle World. He does a real nice plug for Two Wheels Through Terror.

By Peter Egan LEANINGS March 2005 - Cycle World
A more harrowing account of riding into Latin America is provided by Glen Haggstadâ€™s Two Wheels Through Terror. Heggstad made it into the mountains of Columbia before he was kidnapped by communist rebels of the ELN. He survived five weeks of beatings, starvation and marching through the jungle before he was released in a truce/prisoner exchange. Friends in the U.S. sent him another Kawasaki KLR650, and he continued the trip. This guy is not a quitter. A fine book and with obvious reservations more inspiration to explore the hemisphere to our south. Something I have never done.

strikingviking · 01-31-2005, 07:55 AM

I scored the Afghan visa and am 45 klicks from the border. Packed food and water for three days just in case. Don't know about Internet access--maybe in Kabul. It's a twelve hour ride through the mountains so I'll roll at dawn. CNN weather forecast is for snow on Wednesday. Keep your fingers crossed on this one.
All the best amigos,
Glen

Sol y Sombra · 01-31-2005, 08:06 AM

I hope you find internet access very soon!
I don't have to wish you courage and I don't have to wish you luck, but I still do

strikingviking · 01-31-2005, 08:11 AM

Fear is a delayed reaction for me. After getting somewhere safe, is when I get scared shitless. I already told Brad, next time I talk about that personal challenge stuff, tell me to sit down and shut the fuck up.

Slice · 01-31-2005, 09:11 AM

Your best writing yet, Glen. Forcefully crafted, smooth, yet guts, blood and balls still pokin' through.

Not only do I applaud your peace-forging, but I'm sure all of us appreciate your insights into treating humanity with humanity. And of course we all love your inimitable bits o' savvy tips. May all of us ride with digi cams in foreign lands, and win love by taking pictures of lovers.

Keep up the awesome work, my friend. May Allah ride with you always.

â€”Andy

bLaCk 8east · 01-31-2005, 09:14 AM

You realise that the only reason you've managed to make it this far, passed the "angry militants" in the photos, is because as soon as they see you they reckon you are completely insane and they are all scared of you

Keep the insanity thing going man and may those distanzias carry you out the other side....

Nelson · 01-31-2005, 06:05 PM

Hi Glen
Once again I come home after work, genuinely disillusioned with people in general only to find a ray of hope in the last place on earth I would have thought it would exist.
But PLEASE be careful in Afganistan, the warlords are back. So if you see fields of brightly coloured flowers maybe ride the other way?

davidmc · 01-31-2005, 10:45 PM

Glen, if you were to do it all over again with your 20-20 hindsight, how would you reach Pakistan, given that the shipping experience you had was a big hassle? I will be in that area later this year and am eager to hear your thoughts...

01-30-2005, 04:24 AM	#828
GSPeP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2002 Location: near Antwerp, Belgium Oddometer: 1,782	Great report and pictures Thanks for taking us along. __________________ Greetings from Belgium, Peter (2011 BMW R1200GS Adventure) gspep.smugmug.com & www.steendorp.info

01-30-2005, 04:08 PM	#830
RLK 4,949 Joined: Nov 2004 Location: CSprings Oddometer: 5,998	I can't say anything here that hasn't been said several times already other than.. Thank You Glen. __________________ It takes less time to do things the hard way than to be too nervous to even start at all. -Juanito on the Yahoo!

01-31-2005, 12:45 AM	#833
Grey Matter Right Wing Conspirator Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Pacific Northwest Oddometer: 166	Great stuff Glen. For what it is worth I just finished reading Peter Eaganâ€™s Leanings column in the March 2005 issue of Cycle World. He does a real nice plug for Two Wheels Through Terror. By Peter Egan LEANINGS March 2005 - Cycle World A more harrowing account of riding into Latin America is provided by Glen Haggstadâ€™s Two Wheels Through Terror. Heggstad made it into the mountains of Columbia before he was kidnapped by communist rebels of the ELN. He survived five weeks of beatings, starvation and marching through the jungle before he was released in a truce/prisoner exchange. Friends in the U.S. sent him another Kawasaki KLR650, and he continued the trip. This guy is not a quitter. A fine book and with obvious reservations more inspiration to explore the hemisphere to our south. Something I have never done. __________________ *Euelle:* Hey, these blow up into funny shapes at all? *Old Timer:* Well, no. Unless round is funny.

01-31-2005, 07:55 AM	#834
strikingviking ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2002 Location: On the road somewhere... Oddometer: 2,795	I scored the Afghan visa and am 45 klicks from the border. Packed food and water for three days just in case. Don't know about Internet access--maybe in Kabul. It's a twelve hour ride through the mountains so I'll roll at dawn. CNN weather forecast is for snow on Wednesday. Keep your fingers crossed on this one. All the best amigos, Glen __________________ BUY THE BOOK HERE! ORDER THE NEW BOOK HERE FACEBOOK PAGE strikingviking screwed with this post 01-31-2005 at 08:07 AM

01-31-2005, 08:06 AM	#835
Sol y Sombra Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Mheer, the Netherlands Oddometer: 196	I hope you find internet access very soon! I don't have to wish you courage and I don't have to wish you luck, but I still do __________________ sylvia's site

01-30-2005, 03:07 AM	#826
Hugh Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2004 Oddometer: 202	Blue Beast Unleashed

01-30-2005, 09:56 AM	#829
slideways permanent ex-pat Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Palm Beach, FL Oddometer: 4,423	Thanks for the reports Glenn. I had an Indian explain the whole suicide bus driver thing to me once. He said when a guy comes in looking for a job driving a bus they give him a driving test. It is a pass or fail test. They place a cow and a baby in the road around a blind turn when the driver rounds the turn if he hits the cow he fails the test if he runs over the baby he is hired.

01-30-2005, 07:06 PM	#832
Hugh Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2004 Oddometer: 202	Donkey cart surfing Karachi Customs On a mission to meet Allah Pakistan National Highway Patrol feeding the Viking Photo instead of tea Punjab village Punjab village English students Angry Pakistani villagers Greeted by hostile crowds in Pakistan Islamic militants Mountain road to Islamabad Punjab cotton cart Punjab highlands Sugar cane camels Yes thats the front

01-31-2005, 08:11 AM	#836
strikingviking ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2002 Location: On the road somewhere... Oddometer: 2,795	Fear is a delayed reaction for me. After getting somewhere safe, is when I get scared shitless. I already told Brad, next time I talk about that personal challenge stuff, tell me to sit down and shut the fuck up. __________________ BUY THE BOOK HERE! ORDER THE NEW BOOK HERE FACEBOOK PAGE

01-31-2005, 09:11 AM	#837
Slice words+pix+wood+bikes Joined: Jan 2004 Location: western North Carolina, land of the sky Oddometer: 669	Your best writing yet, Glen. Forcefully crafted, smooth, yet guts, blood and balls still pokin' through. Not only do I applaud your peace-forging, but I'm sure all of us appreciate your insights into treating humanity with humanity. And of course we all love your inimitable bits o' savvy tips. May all of us ride with digi cams in foreign lands, and win love by taking pictures of lovers. Keep up the awesome work, my friend. May Allah ride with you always. â€”Andy

01-31-2005, 09:14 AM	#838
bLaCk 8east Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2004 Location: London, UK Oddometer: 302	You realise that the only reason you've managed to make it this far, passed the "angry militants" in the photos, is because as soon as they see you they reckon you are completely insane and they are all scared of you Keep the insanity thing going man and may those distanzias carry you out the other side.... __________________ Go n-ithe an diabhal do chuid calÃ³ga arbhair.

01-31-2005, 06:05 PM	#839
Nelson Shadow Boxer Joined: Nov 2003 Location: N Van BC Oddometer: 816	Work Sucks Hi Glen Once again I come home after work, genuinely disillusioned with people in general only to find a ray of hope in the last place on earth I would have thought it would exist. But PLEASE be careful in Afganistan, the warlords are back. So if you see fields of brightly coloured flowers maybe ride the other way? __________________ "One of my goals in life is to someday be in a position where I can yell "Enough stalling! KILL THEM!" and no one laughs. Well, that, or "Guards! SEIZE THEM!" I'm not picky."

01-31-2005, 10:45 PM	#840
davidmc Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Oddometer: 291	Glen, if you were to do it all over again with your 20-20 hindsight, how would you reach Pakistan, given that the shipping experience you had was a big hassle? I will be in that area later this year and am eager to hear your thoughts... __________________ -Dave www.mototrekker.com '08 R1200GS

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