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Date:         Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:48:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Eurasian roundtrip
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Some years ago four Swedes took off in a 70's VW bus with the aim to circumnavigate Eurasia. After going through Europe, Turkey, Iran (very nice they said) Pakistan (a bit sketchy), they got as far as India and Nepal. However the
Chinese authorities refused entry of the bus into China. Figurig they could store
the bus a while in Nepal, they left for some train travel in China and Tibet. Unfortunately when they came back the bus was gone. So they had to continue train tripping all the way back.


Fast forward a few years, (past Goran Kropp and Renata Schlumskas bike trip
from Sweden to Nepal), another couple sets out to circumnavigate Eurasia:


  http://www.dreamtrip.se/dreamtrip/


This time in a more unlikely vehicle chioce, a SAAB 900. However they did
graft a camper top onto it. Apart from occasional waits at customs and brushings
with bureacrats the whole trip seems enjoyable. And they made it into China!
First report I've heard of a foreigner making it there with their own vehicle.


Martin






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