Dave & Al's Excellent Adventure

 
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FOR SALE!  

We have now returned to the UK and, after delivering us home safely the LAND ROVER is now for sale.

It has been returned to its former glory and is ready to take someone else round the world (or down the shops)

The car has been looked after meticulosly and thousands have been spent preparing the vehicle for expedition.

More details of the car can be viewed on the 'vehicle' tab above.

For all enquiries contact David on 07904025662

£3800 ono

 

Welcome to our website!

This is the web site of David Crompton and Alex Fuller, both 23 and friends from University.

The site chronicles the planning and execution of our nine(ish) month,overland journey, driving through much of Europe, The Middle East, and Australia in our Land Rover Discovery 300tdi. 

It is intended as a place where we can keep a diary, upload pictures and keep friends, family and anyone else who is interested in our adventures informed of where we are up to and what we are doing.  It will also allow friends, family or anyone who might have any advice to contact us.

 

 

Recent Updates

September 25th 2008 - Russian Diary now online!

November 18th - Mongolian Diaries Now Online!

December 1st 2008 - Russia 2 Diaries Now Online

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The Plan
 

The planned expedition route has us traveling from England through Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Turkey, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Australia.

We are setting off on the 13th of July 2008 and hope to reach Oman, and complete the first leg of the journey, before Christmas at which point we will ship the car to Australia and return home before flying out ourselves to meet it after Christmas.

We will be driving the whole route, shipping the vehicle only where geography prevents us from driving.

The trip is as much about the journey and the people we will meet along the way as it is about reaching the final destination of Australia.

Neither of us have undertaken anything like this before, either in terms of travel or in terms of preparing the vehicle so it has been, and will continue to be, a very steep learning curve for us both!

 

The Idea
 

We are David Crompton and Alex Fuller, both 23 and friends from University. We have traveled together before in South East Asia and the parts we both enjoyed the most were when we were not doing the 'typical' tourist things.

This idea started out, as most good ideas do, as a comment over a few beers. 

'Wouldn't it be good to go back to Asia for longer?'

'Yeah, it would, we should drive there.'

'Yeah'

The trip, as it stands today, has evolved beyond nearly all recognition from the initial idea, and after both agreeing to leave our nine to five jobs, has slowly transformed itself into the plan as it is today. 

What we didn't count on was the amount of paperwork involved!

 

 

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