Here in Bahrain, there is a nice picturesque coffee-table book that was recently published-- "From Dilmun to Dublin and beyond," about a few people who completed a 20 country roadtrip over the course of three months. Of course, they did it the right way, in a nice Mitsubishi SUV and with the sponsorship of Gulf Air, Bahrain Grand Prix, MTC, Baptco and a few other sponsors.
If you are lucky there you might be able to snag one for free from the sponsors-- makes for good light reading when sitting on the throne.