Travelling round-the-world in 70 days behind the wheel of a Land Rover Discovery

A famous travel blogger aims to circumnavigate the world in 70 days in a Land Rover Discovery to mark the brand’s special anniversary.

The route devised according to the standards of round-the-world travel means the expedition must start and end in the same place as well as passing two dedicated points at opposite sides of the globe. The trek will see the team travel have to at least 1,000km through six continents to complete the challenge, with the journey expected to cross at least 21 countries.

Starting in Moscow, the expedition headed by Russian writer Sergey Dolya, will travel to numerous cities in the country before the convoy turns towards Mongolia and into China.

The trek will then plunge deeper into Asia with the team passing through Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore before travelling around the coast of Australia and reaching the first waypoint at La Serena in Chile. After travelling up to the USA the trips will head back towards Europe with the Sergey and his team driving up from Gibraltar back towards to Moscow.

Land Rover Russia has set up a micro-site to follow the 70 day round-the-world expedition, which you can monitor the progress of Sergey and the Discovery in real-time. Or view the pictures from the expedition here.

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