Worldrecordtour, Index, Start, Begin, Overview, Guinness Book of World Records, Toyota, LandCruiser, Emil Schmid, Liliana Schmid

New: what's happening? Welcome to our World·Record·Tour - We are since 12/7/2023 with our car in South Africa - Capetown (Brackenfell)

12/7/23: last updates:	what's on? Argentina (4) Argentina (3) Argent. (2) Argent. (1) Chile (2) Chile (1)	Africa: Angola (1) Angola (2) \| Namibia (1) Namibia (2) \| South Africa (1) S.Africa (2) S.Africa (3) \| Lesotho \| S.Africa (4) \| Swaziland \|	Cape Verde: (1) Santiago (2) Fogo (3) Brava
		S.Africa (5) \| Botswana \| Zimbabwe \| Mozambique \| Malawi Robbery in Malawi \| Tanzania \| Kenya \| Ethiopia (1) \| Djibouti \| Ethiopia (2) \| Sudan	(4) São Nicolau (5) São Vicente (6) Santo Antão
Central Asia: Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tajikistan (1)		Middle-East: Oman 1999 Oman (1): Musandam Oman (2): North Oman (3): East Coast Oman (4): South Oman (5): Hajar	Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay-Lae + Mt. Hagen Show +
Tajikistan (2) Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Russia (1) Russia (2)		UAE 2011 (w/o car) UAE 1999 UAE (1) 2012/13 UAE (2) UAE (3) \| Iran (1) Iran (2) Iran (3) \| Turkey \| Saudi Arabia Transit 2016	Goroka Show + Lae-Madang-Goroka + Goroka-Kumul Pass-Lae

Pictures and stories of the 39-Year-Journey of Liliana + Emil Schmid, driven during 487'000 miles [784'000 km] continuously through 186 different countries in their Toyota LandCruiser FJ60/1982 (+ another 18 nations without car):

News Mar.-May '19	News on May 31,19 [Luque/Paraguay] Myanmar (4) Myanm.(3) Myanm.(2) Myanm.(1) \| Kyrgyzstan \| Tajikistan (1) Tajik.(2) \| Uzbekistan \| Sudan \| Djibouti \| Ethiopia (1) Ethiop.(2) \| Lesotho \| South Africa (1) S.Africa (2) S.Africa (3) \| Angola (1) Ang.(2) \| Namibia (1) Nam.(2) → (News replaced by "what's happening" on the right top)
Overview	Photos of the visited areas on all continents, incl. reports of the Caribbean (2003-04) + Pacific (2008-10) + Indian Ocean (2011-12) + Southeast Asia + Far East + Middle East
Reports	Socotra (1) \| Socotra (2) \| Socotra (3) \| For separate picture galleries click: North America \| South America \| Africa \| Australia/Oceania \| Asia \| Europe
Statistics	Statistical data in miles and US gallons per August 31th, 2014 = 12'007th day (Kuching/Sarawak/Malaysia) about our >32¾-year- and 461'400 miles long journey at that time (+ impressum)
	Statistical data in kilometres and litres per 31. August 2014 = 12'007th day (Kuching/Sarawak/Malaysia) about our >32¾-year- and 743'000 km long journey at that time (+ impressum)
Backlog	Reports: June 2013 from: Azerbaijan \| Aug. 2013 from: Transnistria \| July 2013 from Nagorno Karabakh \| Armenia (1) Armenia (2) \| 2011 Madagascar (1) Mada. (2) Mada. (3) Mada. (4)
Specials	20th Anniversary / 25th Anniv. / 30th Anniv. / 35th Anniv. \| 3rd LandCruiser Rejuvenation 2017+18 \| 2nd LandCruiser Rejuvenation 2012 \| 1st LandCruiser Rejuvenation 2006 \| Armed Robbery in Malawi \| Flashbacks ('84-'97)
Media	A selection of 280 media publications about us
		Feb 17, 2022: Helvecia, Nueva Helvecia, Colonia - Uruguay: Video: "Récord Guinness en Nueva Helvecia"
		Jan. 8, 2022: Primera Edición Misiones - Argentina: Article: "Sin ataduras, Liliana y Emil siguen su viaje por el mundo"

	upd.11/30/21: The Journey's Chronol. Sequence	updated 9/6/18: →	Route Map
Flashbacks of our Worldrecordtour (1984-1997 – during analog photography)	updated 8/11/22: More about a 37¾-Year-Journey around the World		updated 6/2/21: List of Supporters
Our entry in Guinness Book of World Records (since 1998) updated 4/4/17	Archives December 2018 + older	"Pioneer-Trips"	Deutsche Seiten

Uruguay: Along the beaches east of Montevideo

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A new section: what's happening? (see left at the top)
Update: More about a 37¾-Year-Journey around the World
Interview Helvecia, Nueva Helvecia, Colonia, Uruguay: "Récord Guinness en Nueva Helvecia"
Interview Primera Edición, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina: "Sin ataduras, Liliana y Emil siguen su viaje por el mundo"
Update: The Journey's Chronological Sequence
Reports caught up: Georgia (1) / Georgia (2) / Georgia (3)
Update: 35th Anniversary on 16.10.2019 in Guarapuava/Brazil
Article: "The Longest Driven Journey Is in a 1982 Toyota Land Cruiser, a Wanderlust Dream"
Number of Visited Countries updated
Trip Pictures from Argentina (4) (1986-1988: Nostalgic Pictures of 6 visits)
Trip Pictures from Argentina (3) (2019: Cachi-Tafí del Valle-Clorinda at Paraguay Border)
Trip Pictures from Argentina (2) (2019: Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza-Salta-Cachi)
Trip Pictures from Argentina (1) (2019: Border Chile-Los Antiguos-Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza)
Article: Primera Edición Misiones, Argentina: "Récord Guinness: Vivir viajando"
Trip Pictures from Chile (2) (1987/88 nostalgic pictures added)
Trip Pictures from Chile (2) (2019: Puerto Montt-Carretera Austral-Chile Chico)
Trip Pictures from Chile (1) (2019: Santiago-Puerto Montt)
Trip Pictures from Saudi Arabia (2016: Transit Jeddah-Batt'ha/Qwaifat U.A.E.)
Trip Pictures from Ukraine (2016: Russia-Kiev-Odessa)
Citation: BBC Newsround, United Kingdom: "The Longest Driven Journey"
Article: The New York Times, USA: "When the Drive Matters More Than the Destination"
Trip Pictures from Iran (4) (2016: Bandar Abbas-Kerman-Mashhad)
Article: Online Magazin "4x4", Switzerland: "Toyota LandCruiser Weltrekordreise"
Trip Pictures from Kazakhstan (2016: Korday-Charyn Canyon-Shemnonaika)
Trip Pictures from Turkmenistan (2016: Ashgabat-Darvaza Crater-Dashoguz)
Route Map updated
Trip Pictures from Kyrgyzstan
News: January/February 2019
Archives December 2018 + older

The continuous journey is registered in the Guinness Book of World Records uninterruptedly since 1997 as: (–> 9/9/2015: updated again in the edit. 2016 on page 191)

The longest driven journey
The most kilometers/miles
The most countries in a single car

Visit their entry in the www.guinnessworldrecords.com website! (–> once in a while updated, last time on April 4, 2017)

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