Trans World Expedition

Nicolas Rapp

In the summer of 2009, Nicolas Rapp decided to take a break from his Art Director job at The Associated Press to attempt a one-year overland travel around the world in a Toyota Landcruiser.

The goal of the Trans World Expedition is to drive around the world wherever it’s possible, and when it’s not, to put the car on a boat and sail to the next available place. The timeframe is approximately one year.
The departure and arrival point is New York City, USA, the city where I lived for many years. The route is simple. Cross Central America, jump the Darien Gap, and South America down to Buenos Aires, Argentina. From there, sail to South Africa, come back up to Paris, France to get some paperwork done, then go east through Eastern Europe, Iran, Pakistan, India, sail to avoid Myanmar, visit Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and sail back to the U.S.