First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover (edition 2016)

by Tim Slessor (Author)

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Why not? After all, no-one had ever done it before. It would be one of the longest of all overland journeys-half-way round the world, from the English Channel to Singapore. They knew that several expeditions had already tried it. Some had got as far as the deserts of Persia; a few had even reached the plains of India. But no-one had managed to ...… (more)

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Title:	First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover
Authors:	Tim Slessor (Author)
Info:	Signal Books (2016), Edition: 2nd Revised edition, 224 pages
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mark_read | Aug 13, 2020 |

London-Singapore by Land Rover - why not? Now regarded as a classic travel book, and available in reprint, as well as audio format, for the 50th anniversary of the expedition. Some interesting background material, including maps and press coverage, at http://www.firstoverland.com.

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Why not? After all, no-one had ever done it before. It would be one of the longest of all overland journeys-half-way round the world, from the English Channel to Singapore. They knew that several expeditions had already tried it. Some had got as far as the deserts of Persia; a few had even reached the plains of India. But no-one had managed to ...

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