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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Turban Traveller: Amarjeet Singh Chawla Drove Delhi-London In The Most Epic Road Trip

 Singh Chawla traveled from Delhi to London in his car. He traveled for 40,000 Kms, 30 Countries in 148 Days.


This unreal travel journey of The Turban Traveller is most definitely crazy!

                His Name is Amongst 20 Inspiring Sikhs Worldwide

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.

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Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi