2001-2002, Hong Kong to Brussels overland
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2001-2002, Hong Kong to Brussels overland |
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| Some of the last pictures of our journey : | ||
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colza field in France ( just South of Sancerre), Troopie
& the Eiffel tower in Paris and our last border crossing
(France-Belgium)
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| The project in 2 minutes reading |
| We had been living in Hong Kong for several years and had asked ourselves : "What do we do when we leave Hong Kong ?" Do we just pack our belongings and board a plane to fly to the next destination ? Twelve hours in a plane seat to be dropped into a different world ? On the 18th of January 2001, our Toyota Land Cruiser sailed from Antwerp in Belgium to Hong Kong where it safely arrived 5 weeks later. We had planned to start our journey soon after. However, there was some delay in obtaining all necessary permits to enter China and we were obliged to wait in HK for 5 weeks. On April 1st, we made it from Hong Kong across the border into mainland China and started our journey back to Belgium ! The road lead us through Pakistan, India, Nepal and Iran before reaching Turkey. There we changed our plans and decided to check the Middle East instead of returning straight to Europe. One thing led to another and we visited part of North Africa as well ! The trip turned out to be 14 months instead of 9 and 60,000 km instead of the 25,000 km planned ! The main purpose of the trip was to improve relations between East and West, of course, and … to be able to tell our grandchildren a couple of terrifying stories (just kidding, Mum). We stayed in touch with family and friends by uploading this website from the road with a computer and a digital camera. |
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The project in 2 weeks reading
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Pre-journey pages |
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| Choice of vehicle | Vehicle specification | Michelin XZY tyres | The story of HZJ75000026452 (updated) | Vehicle preparation | Medical list | Equipment list |
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Post-journey pages (coming in February) |
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| FAQ | The best and the worst of the trip | Where are we now ? | ||||
| The journey day by day |
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