The Route

Land's End to Sydney, the long way round

Point east and keep going until the road runs out at the far side of the world. Here is the shape of it: across Europe, through Turkey and Iran, over the roof of Central Asia and down the Karakoram into India.

Land's End Kraków Istanbul Iran Bishkek Karakoram Mumbai Goa

Approximate route. Distances are not to scale.

13 Apr 2009left Land's End
20+countries crossed
203+days to reach India
1,255photos recovered
1Land Rover, called DINO

The journey, leg by leg

Each leg as it was driven, with the photos taken along the way.

  1. Cornwall - Colditz

    13 Apr 2009 – 16 Apr 2009 · 13 photos

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  2. Colditz -Wraclaw

    17 Apr 2009 – 18 Apr 2009 · 17 photos

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  3. Krakow to Zakopane

    20 Apr 2009 – 26 Apr 2009 · 72 photos

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  4. Balaton To Gilau

    27 Apr 2009 – 7 May 2009 · 60 photos

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  5. Gilau to Istanbul

    7 May 2009 – 17 May 2009 · 97 photos

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  6. Istanbul to Doggiebiscuit

    17 May 2009 – 22 May 2009 · 85 photos

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  7. Doggiebiscuit to Yazd

    26 May 2009 – 7 Jun 2009 · 109 photos

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  8. Yazd to Baku

    7 Jun 2009 – 18 Jun 2009 · 31 photos

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  9. Baku to Khiva

    20 Jun 2009 – 29 Jun 2009 · 73 photos

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  10. Khiva to Dushanbe

    21 Jun 2009 – 17 Jul 2009 · 111 photos

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  11. Dushambe to Osh

    18 Jul 2009 – 29 Jul 2009 · 72 photos

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  12. Around Osh

    31 Jul 2009 – 3 Aug 2009 · 51 photos

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  13. Bishkek to Pasu, Pakistan

    12 Aug 2009 – 1 Sept 2009 · 124 photos

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  14. Passu to Gilget

    3 Sept 2009 – 10 Sept 2009 · 48 photos

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  15. Gilget to Islamabad

    13 Sept 2009 – 23 Sept 2009 · 31 photos

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  16. Islamabad to Mumbai

    3 Oct 2009 – 22 Oct 2009 · 94 photos

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  17. Goa

    31 Oct 2009 – 2 Nov 2009 · 15 photos

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