Hey Wiilk.
I wouldn't normally suggest this, but with the Smart Car on your CV, you're the perfect candidate.
I have a South African Registered 1996 300Tdi Defender, fully kitted out with everything you need, including clothing, if you're about 6ft and size 36 waist!
The car has a name: NAIJA, because I bought it in Nigeria from the South African Embassy being bullet proof, with 107,000 km on the clock!
It's a very long story and I'm currently writing a book about it, the cover and my 'missions' are attached, but in a nutshell:
2008/9: I rode my '83 Tenere from Cape Town to Lagos.
2010: I purchased Naija and drove it and the Tenere back to Cape Town.
2010/11: I drove to Morocco, rolling Naija in Benin.
2011/12: I drove around West Africa for 9 months then made it to France.
2013: I drove to Ukraine.
It's currently in Bucharest, ROMANIA in an underground car park with about 180,000 km on the clock.
There's no Carnet, so you would have to pay a massive deposit in Egypt, but you'd get it back upon exit.
You mention 3 - 4 vehicles, how many of you are confirmed for this 4+ month adventure?
If it helps, I did get 12 people into Naija for a night out on the town in Bucharest a few months ago, and one of them was the tallest bloke I've ever laid my eyes on - 6'11"
A possible route would be through Bulgaria, Turkey, then ferry to Haifa from Iskenderun. Another would be through Serbia, the Balkans, ferry to Italy then ferry to Tunisia/Libya...
Let me know if you're keen, I might want to join you for part of the way...
Dave
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Originally Posted by willk
We're talking 3-4 cheap vehicles (most likely early 2000 Subaru Outbacks or Foresters likely) - drove to Mongolia from London in a Smart Car (across Kazakhstan among other places), so like a challenge!!!
Anyhow, any suggestions or alternatives I haven't thought of would be appreciated, or if I'm on the money with the easiest way to go let me know!!
Cheers
Will
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