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20 MahurangiMatters April2,2014 travelfeature
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A Matakana man’s attempt to drive 40,000km around the world has had to be postponed because of political tensions between Iran and Pakistan.Leo Nelis, who moved to New Zealand from the Netherlands 25 years ago, decided to drive back to his hometown of Amsterdam last September.But 27,000km into his journey, he was forced to abandon his attempt following the kidnapping of Iranian border guards by Pakistani militants, which closed the border. He hopes to resume his journey in two months’ time.Leo began the trip by shipping his Land Rover Defender to Melbourne, where he and his wife Lily Grace began the drive across the Outback to Perth, and up to Darwin. His wife then went home to hold the fort in Matakana, and Leo was joined by his daughter, Pascale. They continued through East Timor to Indonesia where they camped in the crater of an active volcano and saw a komodo dragon, ferrying between islands. Then it was on to continental Asia, through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, India and Nepal.They had originally planned to drive via China through Tibet and Central Asia. However, that plan was abandoned after the Chinese border closed following conflict in Tibet.The only other route was through Myanmar, a country notoriously restrictive in providing visas for vehicles. However, a group of
European travellers who also happened to be travelling through Myanmar saved the day.“They had the papers already, so we just joined them. But we had to drive with a government guide who said where we could and could not go,” he says.It was only the third time foreigners had been allowed to drive through on their own, and the country turned out to be a real highlight, he says. “The roads were very, very bad, but it was a beautiful country. “The people in Myanmar are the most happy people I’ve met in the whole world. If someone’s feeling depressed, send them to Myanmar.”Leo wasn’t exactly inconspicuous — at 1.9m tall and with long blonde hair, he became the centre of attention in many isolated villages.“In India especially, they just didn’t have a sense of privacy. “They would surround the car and just look at you — whole groups of people, too, not just children.”When they found out about the issues on the Pakistani border, while in India, they decided to temporarily abandon their plans.“There was no other way. So we decided that this is too dangerous for us.” They drove back down to Kolkata and had the car shipped to Amsterdam.The pair are no strangers to intercontinental road trips.
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Leo Nelis and his daughter Pascale attempted to drive from Matakana to Amsterdam, but hit the end of the road after the Pakistani border was closed.
Three years ago they drove from Amsterdam to Senegal in a $1000 Renault Scenic, going through the Sahara Desert via Morocco and Mauritania.“There were 50 of us doing it and when we got to Senegal we sold the cars and
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European travellers who also happened to be travelling through Myanmar saved the day.“They had the papers already, so we just joined them. But we had to drive with a government guide who said where we could and could not go,” he says.It was only the third time foreigners had been allowed to drive through on their own, and the country turned out to be a real highlight, he says. “The roads were very, very bad, but it was a beautiful country. “The people in Myanmar are the most happy people I’ve met in the whole world. If someone’s feeling depressed, send them to Myanmar.”Leo wasn’t exactly inconspicuous — at 1.9m tall and with long blonde hair, he became the centre of attention in many isolated villages.“In India especially, they just didn’t have a sense of privacy. “They would surround the car and just look at you — whole groups of people, too, not just children.”When they found out about the issues on the Pakistani border, while in India, they decided to temporarily abandon their plans.“There was no other way. So we decided that this is too dangerous for us.” They drove back down to Kolkata and had the car shipped to Amsterdam.The pair are no strangers to intercontinental road trips.
Leo Nelis and his daughter Pascale attempted to drive from Matakana to Amsterdam, but hit the end of the road after the Pakistani border was closed.
Three years ago they drove from Amsterdam to Senegal in a $1000 Renault Scenic, going through the Sahara Desert via Morocco and Mauritania.“There were 50 of us doing it and when we got to Senegal we sold the cars and
all of the money goes to charity.”Leo will fly to Amsterdam with his wife and collect the car when it arrives in two months’ time. They will then continue the road trip through Europe in the reverse order they originally intended.
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