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Join Date: Nov 1999
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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.
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.
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I've known a couple of people. One drove a motor home from Amsterdam to Saudi, over 25 years ago and one who attempted it from Bahrain to the UK about 15 years ago in a Clapped out (circa 1960s) Jeep clone from Japan which made it as far as Egypt before it fell appart.
If you are a westerner, I suspect you will have a lot of trouble in getting visas and permission in going through Saudi, Jordan and Syria. And even more problems in actually crossing the borders.
If you are a westerner, I suspect you will have a lot of trouble in getting visas and permission in going through Saudi, Jordan and Syria. And even more problems in actually crossing the borders.
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While I don't want to minimalize the importance of PPRuNe as a forum (the Mecca of Aviation Forums) 
another one that may be worthwhile and more relevant to finding people who have done this is the Thorn Tree Forum (part of Lonely Planet):
The Thorn Tree
another one that may be worthwhile and more relevant to finding people who have done this is the Thorn Tree Forum (part of Lonely Planet):The Thorn Tree
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Knew a guy who did Bahrain to London in a Hummer back in 99'. Took him over 6 months to get all the paperwork sorted for it. Saudi visa was the worst. He went Bahrain-Saudi-Jordan, then put it on a boat in Aqaba to Italy. Said he couldn't get a visa for Syria at the time otherwise we would have gone through Syria, Turkey and onwards.
