Singh Chawla traveled from Delhi to London in his car. He traveled for 40,000 Kms, 30 Countries in 148 Days.
This 60-year-old Sikh man covered 40,000 Kms, 30 Countries in 148 Days and his passion for travel is unimaginable! Amarjeet Singh Chawla drove all the way from Delhi to London in his SUV car!!
In 2018 July, Amarjeet Singh set out his journey for this adventurous trip from Delhi to London. He started from India to Nepal and further drove to China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Poland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Monaco, France, Netherlands, Denmark and reached London.
He finally
completed this journey in the month of December after 6 months of driving
around in his Toyota SUV. His car became such an important part of his journey,
it was turned into a scrapbook where people could write well wishes, notes,
sign on it and even take pictures standing alongside it.
It took Amarjeet almost four months of proper planning for his trip, making the itinerary, deciding the pitstops, arranging for visas and god knows what else. But it is true what people say, passion can drive you crazy!
But his
expedition was not all that easy, he faced some rocky times. He fell ill when he
was in Estonia, the left side of this body had turned numb and that is when he
realized he cannot travel further without proper treatment. He returned to
India immediately. He was fortunate enough to find an Indian family in Estonia
who let him park the car until he returned. Through these times his family and
friends were immensely supportive; he was back on his feet within weeks and
managed to reach Estonia to continue his expedition.
In his interview
with Better India, he mentioned that his visa was nearing expiry when he was in
Mexico. “Fortunately, the Indian ambassador helped me with that. That was the
beauty of the trip. At any point throughout the journey, whenever I stumbled
upon precarious situations, help was always nearby,” . Nothing stops a man who
is driven with dedication, passion and the pure love to see the world.
Kiara Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan
On his journey, he even met famous Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger who signed his car and gave him his best wishes.
When he reached
London, to his surprise, his family came there to receive him. Throughout his
journey, he knew back home he has immense support and love. Even his old folks
who had once denied him his travel dream were delighted to see their son in
London. Well, this story doesn’t stop here , his family was upgraded to
business class by the flight crew of British Airways.
