timeline
milestones of a well travelled car
EUROPE
7 Jan 2007, 0 km: Expedition car is manufactured in Solihull plant, United Kingdom
3 Feb 2007, 25 km: Discovery 3 TDV6 arrives at Land Rover Greece depot in Athens
18 Feb 2007, 450 km: Car preparation starts at Roverland Gabletsas workshop, Athens
7 Mar 2007, 2.400 km: XKM 2728 is the car’s plate, originating from Chalkidiki peninsula
25 Apr 2007, 7.500 km: TheWorldOffroad expedition takes off from Athens, Greece
AFRICA
3 May 2007, 10.755 km: The expedition enters Morocco, Africa
25 May 2007, 12.546 km: First Sahara off-road from Merzouga to Tagounite, Morocco
2 Jun 2007, 15.309 km: Mauritania border crossing
7 Jun 2007, 16.173 km: 600 km Sahara off-road driving from Nouadhibou to Chinguetti
12 Jun 2007, 17.053 km: Senegal border crossing
14 Jun 2007, 17.379 km: Arrival to Dakar, western most city of Africa
21 Jun 2007, 18.304 km: Mali border crossing
22 Jun 2007, 19.064 km: Muddy off-road driving to Bamako
29 Jun 2007, 20.065 km: Burkina Faso border crossing
2 Jul 2007, 20.720 km: Niger border crossing
8 Jul 2007, 22.708 km: Nigeria and Cameroun border crossings
27 Jul 2007, 25.650 km: Gabon border crossing
3 Aug 2007, 27.565 km: Congo border crossing
4 Aug 2007, 28.215 km: Arrival to Brazzaville, 2 days before national elections
7 Aug 2007, 28.221 km: Congo river crossing to Kinshasa, D.R.Congo
11 Aug 2007, 28.250 km: Car on-board Hewa Bora Airlines Boeing 727 to Lubumbashi
15 Aug 2007, 28.416 km: Zambia border crossing
17 Aug 2007, 29.587 km: Arrival to Zambezi falls, Livingstone
19 Aug 2007, 29.677 km: Botswana border crossing
20 Aug 2007, 29.694 km: First African safari at Chobe National Park
21 Aug 2007, 30.231 km: First salt lake driving at Magkadigadi pans in Kalahari desert
22 Aug 2007, 30.619 km: Arrival in Maun, Okavango delta
24 Aug 2007, 30.938 km: Safari and overnight at Moremi National Park
29 Aug 2007, 31.800 km: Namibia border crossing
30 Aug 2007, 32.495 km: Arrival to Namib desert on the Atlantic coast
2 Sep 2007, 33.017 km: Driving in Sossusvlei National Park
8 Sep 2007, 34.591 km: Fish River canyon, Namibia
9 Sep 2007, 34.780 km: South Africa border crossing
10 Sep 2007, 35.511 km: Arrival in Cape Town
24 Sep 2007, 37.567 km: Arrival in East London
11 Oct 2007, 39.625 km: Safari at Kruger National Park
13 Oct 2007, 40.043 km: Swaziland border crossing
17 Oct 2007, 40.489 km: Mozambique border crossing
26 Oct 2007, 42.643 km: Malawi border crossing
29 Oct 2007, 43.197 km: Mozambique border crossing
6 Nov 2007, 44.834 km: Tanzania border crossing from Ruvuma river
7 Nov 2007, 45.473 km: Arrival in Dar es Salaam
10 Nov 2007, 45.712 km: Safari at Saadani National Park
16 Nov 2007, 46.464 km: Meeting Hajabe people in lake Eyasi
20 Nov 2007, 46.917 km: Kenya border crossing
23 Nov 2007, 47.310 km: Return to Tanzania
24 Nov 2007, 47.716 km: Safari at Ngorongoro crater
25 Nov 2007, 47.877 km: Serengeti National Park crossing and Safari
27 Nov 2007, 48.238 km: Second Kenya border crossing
29 Nov 2007, 49.046 km: Safari at Amboseli National Park
30 Nov 2007, 49.394 km: Historic Safari Rally following to Tsavo National Park
1 Dec 2007, 49.994 km: Night safari at Masai Mara National Park
3 Dec 2007, 50.000 km: 50.000 km mark at Narok, Kenya
5 Dec 2007, 50.539 km: Uganda border crossing and arrival to the source of the Nile
10 Dec 2007, 51.241 km: Rwanda border crossing
11 Dec 2007, 51.496 km: Burundi border crossing, arrival in Bujumbura
17 Dec 2007, 51.988 km: Eastern D.R.Congo border crossing
18 Dec 2007, 52.199 km: Gorilla safari at Kahuzi Biega National Park
19 Dec 2007, 52.337 km: Return to Burundi
20 Dec 2007, 52.500 km: Rwanda border crossing
21 Dec 2007, 52.748 km: Uganda border crossing
23 Dec 2007, 53.429 km: Third Kenya border crossing
25 Dec 2007, 54.300 km: Driving in no man’s land, northern Kenya
26 Dec 2007, 54.546 km: Ethiopia border crossing
30 Dec 2007, 55.894 km: Arrival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
6 Jan 2008, 56.724 km: Arrival in Lalibela for the Orthodox Christmas
8 Jan 2008, 57.287 km: Sudan border crossing
10 Jan 2008, 58.125 km: Overnight at Meroe pyramids
13 Jan 2008, 59.208 km: Arrival in Wadi Halfa
16 Jan 2008, 59.239 km: Departure to Aswan on board a barge in lake Nasser
18 Jan 2008, 59.239 km: Customs clearance in Aswan, Egypt
24 Jan 2008, 60.988 km: Arrival to Cairo, Egypt
27 Jan 2008, 61.331 km: Arrival to the Mediterranean sea in Alexandria
29 Jan 2008, 62.065 km: Crossing the Sinai peninsula to the St.Catherine monastery
MIDDLE EAST
31 Jan 2008, 62.336 km: On-board the ship from Nuweiba to Aqaba, Jordan
1 Feb 2008, 62.502 km: Off-road in the Wadi Ram, Arabian desert
2 Feb 2008, 62.680 km: Arrival to Petra ruins
4 Feb 2008, 63.014 km: Syria border crossing and arrival in Damascus
6 Feb 2008, 63.553 km: Turkey border crossing
GREECE
9 Feb 2008, 64.980 km: Greece border crossing and return to Thessaloniki
ASIA
5 Apr 2008, 67.543 km: Second departure from Greece – direction Asia (Turkey)
10 Apr 2008, 69.112 km: Exploring Cappadocia, Turkey
17 Apr 2008, 70.528 km: Iran border crossing and overnight in Tabriz
19 Apr 2008, 71.326 km: Driving on Alborz mountains, Iran
25 Apr 2008, 72.485 km: One year on the road – arrival in Esfahan
9 May 2008, 74.628 km: Pakistan border crossing
13 May 2008, 76.528 km: Arrival to Islamabad
23 May 2008, 77.539 km: Arrival to Khunjerab Pass on Pakistan – China border
26 May 2008, 78.113 km: Arrival to Bumburet valley for the Kalasha tribe
7 Jun 2008, 79.051 km: India Border crossing, arrival to Amritsar
13 Jun 2008, 79.996 km: Arrival to Leh – Ladakh, climb on 5609 m.
23 Jun 2008, 81.433 km: Taj Mahal, Agra, India
25 Jun 2008, 81.972 km: Nepal border crossing
29 Jun 2008, 82.629 km: Arrival to Kathmandu
13 Jul 2008, 82.981 km: Second India border crossing
22 Jul 2008, 85.076 km: Arrival to Bombay
21 Aug 2008, 87.881 km: Kanyakumari, the southern most tip of India
27 Aug 2008, 88.679 km: Arrival to Chennai – car shipping to Malaysia
8 Sep 2008, 88.779 km: Customs clearance in Malaysia
12 Sep 2008, 89.173 km: Singapore border crossing
16 Sep 2008, 89.465 km: Malaysia border crossing
27 Sep 2008, 90.639 km: Thailand border crossing
6 Oct 2008, 92.426 km: Arrival in Bangkok
12 Oct 2008, 92.705 km: Cambodia border crossing – arrival to Siem Reap
25 Oct 2008, 94.003 km: Vietnam border crossing – arrival to Ho Chi Minh
1 Nov 2008, 96.043 km: Arrival to Hanoi, northern Vietnam
4 Nov 2008, 96.488 km: Laos border crossing
10 Nov 2008, 97.738 km: Second Thailand border crossing – arrival to Chiang Mai
22 Nov 2008, 100.191 km: Third Malaysia border crossing – arrival to Penang
18 Dec 2008, 102.160 km: On the cargo boat to Belawan – Indonesia
22 Dec 2008, 102.783 km: Discovery engine blows off on the road to Banda Aceh
31 Dec 2008, 102.783 km: Discovery returned to Land Rover workshop in KL – Malaysia
12 Feb 2009, 102.928 km: Discovery tested with brand new engine
18 Feb 2009, 103.703 km: Car shipped to Australia
AUSTRALIA
6 Mar 2009, 103.933 km: Discovery released from Australian customs in Fremantle
14 Mar 2009, 106.046 km: Arrival to Steep Point, the western most tip of Australia
28 Mar 2009, 111.622 km: Arrival to Alice Springs
6 Apr 2009, 114.725 km: Australian outback crossed, arrival to Rockhampton
25 Apr 2009, 117.110 km: Arrival in Sydney
29 Apr 2009, 118.212 km: Roundtrip from Sydney to Canberra, Melbourne and back
14 May 2009, 120.115 km: Discovery shipped from Sydney to L.A., USA
NORTH AMERICA
23 Jun 2009, 120.199 km: Customs clearance in L.A., USA
28 Jun 2009, 121.176 km: Arrival to Grand Canyon
9 Jul 2009, 124.659 km: Arrival to Chicago from scenic Route 66
18 Jul 2009, 125.950 km: Canada border crossing – arrival to Niagara falls
24 Jul 2009, 127.814 km: Arrival to Quebec, Canada
25 Jul 2009, 127.891 km: US border crossing
26 Jul 2009, 128.411 km: Arrival in New York
9 Aug 2009, 130.752 km: Accident on historical Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi
16 Jul 2009, 130.752 km: Discovery transferred to Houston, TX for fixing
3 Nov 2009, 130.807 km: Car tested in Houston
CENTRAL AMERICA
14 Nov 2009, 131.752 km: Mexico border crossing – arrival to Monterrey
23 Nov 2009, 133.495 km: Arrival to Mexico City
4 Dec 2009, 135.120 km: Arrival to San Cristobal in Chiapas region
17 Dec 2009, 137.002 km: Belize border crossing – arrival to Key Caulker
19 Dec 2009, 137.283 km: Guatemala border crossing – arrival to Tikal
22 Dec 2009, 138.156 km: El Salvador border crossing – what a mess
24 Dec 2009, 138.493 km: Honduras border crossing – arrival to El Tigre island
25 Dec 2009, 138.674 km: Nicaragua border crossing – arrival to Leon town
27 Dec 2009, 139.072 km: Costa Rica border crossing – arrival to Liberia
29 Dec 2009, 139.355 km: Parking at San Jose airport and flight to Buenos Aires for the Dakar Rally
18 Jan 2010, 139.717 km: Panama border crossing – arrival to Boca Chica
25 Jan 2010, 141.322 km: Discovery closed in container for shipping to Colombia
SOUTH AMERICA
30 Jan 2010, 141.330 km: Customs clearance at Cartagena, Colombia. South America!
17 Feb 2010, 143.886 km: Ecuador border crossing – arrival to San Gabriel
25 Feb 2010, 145.342 km: Peru border crossing – arrival to Tampogrande
10 Mar 2010, 147.789 km: Arrival to Cuzco
17 Mar 2010, 148.625 km: Bolivia border crossing – overnight at Titicaca lake
5 Apr 2010, 151.302 km: Camping in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni
8 Apr 2010, 151.701 km: Adventurous drive to the border of Chile for a broken suspension arm
26 Apr 2010, 155.090 km: Andes crossing and we enter Argentina
2 May 2010, 157.237 km: Arrival in Puerto Natales after crossing Chile border
10 May 2010, 158.506 km: Fin del Mundo – we arrived in Ushuaia!
21 May 2010, 161.963 km: Return to Buenos Aires
27 May 2010, 162.096 km: Uruguay border crossing by ferry after midnight
5 Jun 2010, 163.605 km: Paraguay border crossing
7 Jun 2010, 164.325 km: We cross the Brazilian border and visit the famous Iguazou falls
11 Jun 2010, 165.909 km: Arrival to Rio de Janeiro during the South Africa Football World Cup
21 Jun 2010, 168.057 km: Return to Uruguay and lengthy stop over with friends in Montevideo
17 Jul 2010, 168.955 km: Back to Argentina and we stay in El Tigre waiting for the vessel
30 Jul 2010, 169.393 km: Boarding on the Grande Amburgo cargo vessel – bye bye Americas
WEST AFRICA
14 Aug 2010, 169.393 km: Back to Dakar after crossing the Atlantic. Back to the roots!
19 Aug 2010, 169.755 km: Mauritania border crossing – arrival to Nouakchott
24 Aug 2010, 170.528 km: Western Sahara border crossing – arrival to Dakhla
EUROPE
28 Aug 2010, 172.817 km: Cross Gibraltar straight to Spain – back in Europe after 875 days!
6 Sep 2010, 175.681 km: Aboard the ferry from Italy to Greece. Home sweet home!
9 Sep 2010, 176.504 km: TheWorldOffroad is over in Thessaloniki!