{"id":1296,"date":"2016-07-05T12:16:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T09:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theworldoffroad.com\/t\/?page_id=1296"},"modified":"2020-10-28T17:43:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:43:23","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theworldoffroad.com\/t\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

timeline<\/h2>\n

milestones of a well travelled car<\/h4>\n

EUROPE<\/h3>\n

7 Jan 2007, 0 km:<\/strong> Expedition car is manufactured\u00a0in Solihull plant, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

3 Feb 2007, 25 km:<\/strong> Discovery 3 TDV6 arrives at Land Rover Greece depot in Athens<\/p>\n

18 Feb 2007, 450 km:<\/strong> Car preparation starts at Roverland Gabletsas workshop, Athens<\/p>\n

7 Mar 2007, 2.400 km:<\/strong> XKM 2728 is the car’s plate, originating from Chalkidiki peninsula<\/p>\n

25 Apr 2007, 7.500 km:<\/strong> TheWorldOffroad expedition takes off from Athens, Greece \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

AFRICA<\/h3>\n

3 May 2007, 10.755 km:<\/strong> The\u00a0expedition\u00a0enters Morocco, Africa<\/p>\n

25 May 2007, 12.546 km:<\/strong> First Sahara off-road from Merzouga to Tagounite, Morocco<\/p>\n

2 Jun 2007, 15.309 km:<\/strong> Mauritania border crossing<\/p>\n

7 Jun 2007, 16.173 km:<\/strong> 600 km\u00a0Sahara off-road driving from Nouadhibou to Chinguetti<\/p>\n

12 Jun 2007, 17.053 km:<\/strong> Senegal border crossing<\/p>\n

14 Jun 2007, 17.379 km:<\/strong> Arrival to Dakar, western most city of Africa<\/p>\n

21 Jun 2007, 18.304 km:<\/strong> Mali border crossing<\/p>\n

22 Jun 2007, 19.064 km:<\/strong> Muddy off-road driving to Bamako<\/p>\n

29 Jun 2007, 20.065 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Burkina Faso border crossing<\/p>\n

2 Jul 2007, 20.720 km:<\/strong> Niger border crossing<\/p>\n

8 Jul 2007, 22.708 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Nigeria and Cameroun border crossings<\/p>\n

27 Jul 2007, 25.650 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Gabon border crossing<\/p>\n

3 Aug 2007, 27.565 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Congo border crossing<\/p>\n

4 Aug 2007, 28.215 km: \u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Brazzaville, 2 days before national elections<\/p>\n

7 Aug 2007, 28.221 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Congo river crossing to Kinshasa, D.R.Congo<\/p>\n

11 Aug 2007, 28.250 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Car on-board Hewa Bora Airlines Boeing 727 to Lubumbashi<\/p>\n

15 Aug 2007, 28.416 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Zambia border crossing<\/p>\n

17 Aug 2007, 29.587 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Zambezi falls, Livingstone<\/p>\n

19 Aug 2007, 29.677 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Botswana border crossing<\/p>\n

20 Aug 2007, 29.694 km:\u00a0<\/strong>First African safari at Chobe National Park<\/p>\n

21 Aug 2007, 30.231 km:\u00a0<\/strong>First salt lake driving at Magkadigadi pans in Kalahari desert<\/p>\n

22 Aug 2007, 30.619 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Maun, Okavango delta<\/p>\n

24 Aug 2007, 30.938 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Safari and overnight at Moremi National Park<\/p>\n

29 Aug 2007, 31.800 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Namibia border crossing<\/p>\n

30 Aug 2007, 32.495 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Namib desert on the Atlantic coast<\/p>\n

2 Sep 2007, 33.017 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Driving in Sossusvlei National Park<\/p>\n

8 Sep 2007, 34.591 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Fish River canyon, Namibia<\/p>\n

9 Sep 2007, 34.780 km:\u00a0<\/strong>South Africa border crossing<\/p>\n

10 Sep 2007, 35.511 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in\u00a0Cape Town<\/p>\n

24 Sep 2007, 37.567 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in\u00a0East London<\/p>\n

11 Oct 2007, 39.625 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Safari at Kruger National Park<\/p>\n

13 Oct 2007, 40.043 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Swaziland border crossing<\/p>\n

17 Oct 2007, 40.489 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Mozambique border crossing<\/p>\n

26 Oct 2007, 42.643 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Malawi border crossing<\/p>\n

29 Oct 2007, 43.197 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Mozambique border crossing<\/p>\n

6 Nov 2007, 44.834 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Tanzania border crossing from Ruvuma river<\/p>\n

7 Nov 2007, 45.473 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Dar es Salaam<\/p>\n

10 Nov 2007, 45.712 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Safari at Saadani National Park<\/p>\n

16 Nov 2007, 46.464 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Meeting Hajabe people in lake Eyasi<\/p>\n

20 Nov 2007, 46.917 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Kenya border crossing<\/p>\n

23 Nov 2007, 47.310 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Return to Tanzania<\/p>\n

24 Nov 2007, 47.716 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Safari at Ngorongoro crater<\/p>\n

25 Nov 2007, 47.877 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Serengeti National Park crossing and Safari<\/p>\n

27 Nov 2007, 48.238 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Second Kenya border crossing<\/p>\n

29 Nov 2007, 49.046 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Safari at Amboseli National Park<\/p>\n

30 Nov 2007, 49.394 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Historic Safari Rally following to Tsavo National Park<\/p>\n

1 Dec 2007, 49.994 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Night safari at Masai Mara National Park<\/p>\n

3 Dec 2007, 50.000 km:\u00a0<\/strong>50.000 km mark at Narok, Kenya<\/p>\n

5 Dec 2007, 50.539 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Uganda border crossing and arrival to the source of the Nile<\/p>\n

10 Dec 2007, 51.241 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Rwanda border crossing<\/p>\n

11 Dec 2007, 51.496 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Burundi border crossing, arrival in Bujumbura<\/p>\n

17 Dec 2007, 51.988 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Eastern D.R.Congo border crossing<\/p>\n

18 Dec 2007, 52.199 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Gorilla safari at Kahuzi Biega National Park<\/p>\n

19 Dec 2007, 52.337 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Return to Burundi<\/p>\n

20 Dec 2007, 52.500 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Rwanda border crossing<\/p>\n

21 Dec 2007, 52.748 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Uganda border crossing<\/p>\n

23 Dec 2007, 53.429 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Third Kenya border crossing<\/p>\n

25 Dec 2007, 54.300 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Driving in no man’s land, northern Kenya<\/p>\n

26 Dec 2007, 54.546 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Ethiopia border crossing<\/p>\n

30 Dec 2007, 55.894 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<\/p>\n

6 Jan 2008, 56.724 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Lalibela for the Orthodox Christmas<\/p>\n

8 Jan 2008, 57.287 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Sudan border crossing<\/p>\n

10 Jan 2008, 58.125 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Overnight at Meroe pyramids<\/p>\n

13 Jan 2008, 59.208 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Wadi Halfa<\/p>\n

16 Jan 2008, 59.239 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Departure to Aswan on board a barge in lake Nasser<\/p>\n

18 Jan 2008, 59.239 km:<\/strong>\u00a0Customs clearance in Aswan, Egypt<\/em><\/p>\n

24 Jan 2008, 60.988 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Cairo, Egypt<\/p>\n

27 Jan 2008, 61.331 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to the Mediterranean sea in Alexandria<\/p>\n

29 Jan 2008, 62.065 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Crossing the Sinai peninsula to the St.Catherine monastery<\/p>\n

MIDDLE EAST<\/h3>\n

31 Jan 2008, 62.336 km:<\/strong> \u00a0On-board the ship from Nuweiba to Aqaba, Jordan<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Feb 2008, 62.502 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Off-road in the Wadi Ram, Arabian desert<\/p>\n

2 Feb 2008, 62.680 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Petra ruins<\/p>\n

4 Feb 2008, 63.014 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Syria border crossing and arrival in Damascus<\/p>\n

6 Feb 2008, 63.553 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Turkey border crossing<\/p>\n

GREECE<\/h3>\n

9 Feb 2008, 64.980 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Greece border crossing and return to Thessaloniki<\/p>\n

ASIA<\/h3>\n

5 Apr 2008, 67.543 km:<\/strong>\u00a0Second departure from Greece – direction Asia (Turkey)<\/em><\/p>\n

10 Apr 2008, 69.112 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Exploring Cappadocia, Turkey<\/p>\n

17 Apr 2008, 70.528 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Iran border crossing and overnight in Tabriz<\/p>\n

19 Apr 2008, 71.326 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Driving on Alborz mountains, Iran<\/p>\n

25 Apr 2008, 72.485 km:\u00a0<\/strong>One year on the road – arrival in Esfahan<\/p>\n

9 May 2008, 74.628 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan border crossing<\/p>\n

13 May 2008, 76.528 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Islamabad<\/p>\n

23 May 2008, 77.539 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Khunjerab Pass on Pakistan – China border<\/em><\/p>\n

26 May 2008, 78.113 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Bumburet valley for the Kalasha tribe<\/p>\n

7 Jun 2008, 79.051 km:\u00a0<\/strong>India Border crossing, arrival to Amritsar<\/p>\n

13 Jun 2008, 79.996 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Leh – Ladakh, climb on 5609 m.<\/p>\n

23 Jun 2008, 81.433 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Taj Mahal, Agra, India<\/p>\n

25 Jun 2008, 81.972 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Nepal border crossing<\/p>\n

29 Jun 2008, 82.629 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Kathmandu<\/p>\n

13 Jul 2008, 82.981 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Second India border crossing<\/p>\n

22 Jul 2008, 85.076 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Bombay<\/p>\n

21 Aug 2008, 87.881 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Kanyakumari, the southern most tip of India<\/p>\n

27 Aug 2008, 88.679 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Chennai – car shipping to Malaysia<\/em><\/p>\n

8 Sep 2008, 88.779 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Customs clearance in Malaysia<\/p>\n

12 Sep 2008, 89.173 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Singapore border crossing<\/p>\n

16 Sep 2008, 89.465 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Malaysia border crossing<\/p>\n

27 Sep 2008, 90.639 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Thailand border crossing<\/p>\n

6 Oct 2008, 92.426 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Bangkok<\/p>\n

12 Oct 2008, 92.705 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Cambodia border crossing – arrival to Siem Reap<\/p>\n

25 Oct 2008, 94.003 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Vietnam border crossing – arrival to Ho Chi Minh<\/p>\n

1 Nov 2008, 96.043 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Hanoi, northern Vietnam<\/p>\n

4 Nov 2008, 96.488 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Laos border crossing<\/p>\n

10 Nov 2008, 97.738 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Second Thailand border crossing – arrival to Chiang Mai<\/p>\n

22 Nov 2008, 100.191 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Third Malaysia border crossing – arrival to Penang<\/p>\n

18 Dec 2008, 102.160 km:\u00a0<\/strong>On the cargo boat to Belawan – Indonesia<\/p>\n

22 Dec 2008, 102.783 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Discovery engine blows off on the road to Banda Aceh<\/em><\/p>\n

31 Dec 2008, 102.783 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Discovery returned to Land Rover workshop in KL – Malaysia<\/p>\n

12 Feb 2009, 102.928 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Discovery tested with brand new engine<\/p>\n

18 Feb 2009, 103.703 km:<\/strong>\u00a0Car shipped to Australia<\/em><\/p>\n

AUSTRALIA<\/h3>\n

6 Mar 2009, 103.933 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Discovery\u00a0released from Australian customs in Fremantle<\/p>\n

14 Mar 2009, 106.046 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Steep Point, \u00a0the western most tip of Australia<\/p>\n

28 Mar 2009, 111.622 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Alice Springs<\/p>\n

6 Apr 2009, 114.725 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Australian outback crossed, arrival to Rockhampton<\/p>\n

25 Apr 2009, 117.110 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Sydney<\/p>\n

29 Apr 2009, 118.212 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Roundtrip from Sydney to Canberra, Melbourne and back<\/p>\n

14 May 2009, 120.115 km:<\/strong>\u00a0Discovery shipped from Sydney to L.A., USA<\/em><\/p>\n

NORTH AMERICA<\/h3>\n

23 Jun 2009, 120.199 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Customs clearance in L.A., USA<\/em><\/p>\n

28 Jun 2009, 121.176 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Grand Canyon<\/p>\n

9 Jul 2009, 124.659 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Chicago from scenic Route 66<\/p>\n

18 Jul 2009, 125.950 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Canada border crossing – arrival to Niagara falls<\/p>\n

24 Jul 2009, 127.814 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Quebec, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n

25 Jul 2009, 127.891 km:\u00a0<\/strong>US border crossing<\/p>\n

26 Jul 2009, 128.411 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in New York<\/p>\n

9 Aug 2009, 130.752 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Accident on historical Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi<\/em><\/p>\n

16 Jul 2009, 130.752 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Discovery transferred to Houston, TX for fixing<\/p>\n

3 Nov 2009, 130.807 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Car tested in Houston<\/p>\n

CENTRAL AMERICA<\/h3>\n

14 Nov 2009, 131.752 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Mexico border crossing – arrival to Monterrey<\/p>\n

23 Nov 2009, 133.495 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Mexico City<\/p>\n

4 Dec 2009, 135.120 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to San Cristobal in Chiapas region<\/p>\n

17 Dec 2009, 137.002 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Belize\u00a0border crossing – arrival to Key Caulker<\/p>\n

19 Dec 2009, 137.283 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Guatemala\u00a0border crossing – arrival to Tikal<\/p>\n

22 Dec 2009, 138.156 km:\u00a0<\/strong>El Salvador\u00a0border crossing – what a mess<\/p>\n

24 Dec 2009, 138.493 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Honduras border crossing – arrival to El Tigre island<\/p>\n

25 Dec 2009, 138.674 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Nicaragua\u00a0border crossing – arrival to Leon town<\/p>\n

27 Dec 2009, 139.072 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Costa Rica border crossing – arrival to Liberia<\/p>\n

29 Dec 2009, 139.355 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Parking at San Jose airport and flight to Buenos Aires for the Dakar Rally<\/p>\n

18 Jan 2010, 139.717 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Panama border crossing – arrival to Boca Chica<\/p>\n

25 Jan 2010, 141.322 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Discovery closed in container for shipping to Colombia<\/p>\n

SOUTH AMERICA<\/h3>\n

30 Jan 2010, 141.330 km:<\/strong>\u00a0Customs clearance at Cartagena, Colombia. South America!<\/em><\/p>\n

17 Feb 2010, 143.886 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Ecuador\u00a0border crossing – arrival to San Gabriel<\/p>\n

25 Feb 2010, 145.342 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Peru\u00a0border crossing – arrival to Tampogrande<\/p>\n

10 Mar 2010, 147.789 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Cuzco<\/p>\n

17 Mar 2010, 148.625 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Bolivia\u00a0border crossing – overnight at Titicaca lake<\/p>\n

5 Apr 2010, 151.302 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Camping in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni<\/p>\n

8 Apr 2010, 151.701 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Adventurous drive to the border of Chile for a broken suspension arm<\/p>\n

26 Apr 2010, 155.090 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Andes crossing and we enter Argentina<\/p>\n

2 May 2010, 157.237 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival in Puerto Natales after crossing Chile border<\/p>\n

10 May 2010, 158.506 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Fin del Mundo – we arrived in Ushuaia!<\/em><\/p>\n

21 May 2010, 161.963 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Return to Buenos Aires<\/p>\n

27 May 2010, 162.096 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Uruguay border crossing by ferry after midnight<\/p>\n

5 Jun 2010, 163.605 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Paraguay\u00a0border crossing<\/p>\n

7 Jun 2010, 164.325 km:\u00a0<\/strong>We cross the Brazilian border and visit the famous Iguazou falls<\/p>\n

11 Jun 2010, 165.909 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrival to Rio de Janeiro during the South Africa Football World Cup<\/p>\n

21 Jun 2010, 168.057 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Return to Uruguay and lengthy stop over with friends in Montevideo<\/p>\n

17 Jul 2010, 168.955 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Back to Argentina and we stay in El Tigre waiting for the vessel<\/p>\n

30 Jul 2010, 169.393 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Boarding on the Grande Amburgo cargo vessel – bye bye Americas<\/p>\n

WEST AFRICA<\/h3>\n

14 Aug 2010, 169.393 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Back to Dakar after crossing the Atlantic. Back to the roots!<\/em><\/p>\n

19 Aug 2010, 169.755 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Mauritania border crossing – arrival to Nouakchott<\/p>\n

24 Aug 2010, 170.528 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Western Sahara\u00a0border crossing – arrival to Dakhla<\/p>\n

EUROPE<\/h3>\n

28 Aug 2010, 172.817 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Cross Gibraltar straight to Spain – back in Europe after 875 days!<\/p>\n

6 Sep 2010, 175.681 km:\u00a0<\/strong>Aboard the ferry from Italy to Greece. Home sweet home!<\/p>\n

9 Sep 2010, 176.504 km:\u00a0<\/strong>TheWorldOffroad is over in Thessaloniki!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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