- Land Rover's 'Around the World in 70 Days' reaches halfway stage in Singapore
- Team headed by travel blogger Sergey Dolya has crossed Mongolia, China, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia since leaving Moscow
- Journey so far has covered more than 17,000km
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13 July 2018, Singapore: Land Rover's 'Around the World in 70 Days' circumnavigation campaign is on target at the halfway stage, having travelled for 35 days across Asia.
The team, headed by blogger Sergey Dolya, has already crossed Russia, Mongolia and China and last week visited Laos,
Thailand and Malaysia. Sergey, said: "We are on track and I can only thank Land Rover for allowing me to take on this challenge. There's no way we could have reached this point without the off-road capability of the Discovery, especially when we needed to cross a river.
"We even managed to get the cars washed by a group of elephants to make sure we keep them in good condition on what is a gruelling journey!"
In total, the expedition has driven more than 17,000km since departing Moscow on 7 June.
To complete a full circumnavigation, the team need to cross two antipodes – straight lines connecting diametrically opposite points on the globe. There are very few of these points on land, but the team has already crossed one in the city of Enshi, China. The second antipode is in La Serena, Chile.
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the brand, the team has taken two Land Rover Discovery SUVs to world-famous locations including the Great Wall of China, seeing Gin Shi Huang's Terracotta Army, the ancient Thai city of Sukhothai and the Temple of the Laying Buddha.
The two Discoverys have had to tackle challenging terrains, from mountain roads, to desert tracks and even wading through rivers.
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Editors' notes
Jaguar Land Rover invites everyone to follow the project "Around the world in 70 days with Land Rover" on official web-site of the brand in Russia: www.landrover.ru.
You can also follow the round-the-world expedition on Land Rover Russia official accounts in social media or using #LandRover70 hashtag. All photos, videos and life broadcasts with Sergey Dolya you can find on these web-sites:
facebook.com/LandRoverLife
vk.com/landrover_life
instagram.com/landroverru
twitter.com/landroverlife
youtube.com/user/ruLandRoverLife
And in Sergey Dolya's blogs and accounts:
instagram.com/sergeydolya
youtube.com/user/sergeydolya
facebook.com/sergeydolya
vk.com/sergeydolya
sergeydolya.livejournal.com
twitter.com/dolyasergey
The official insurance partner of the expedition "Around the world in 70 days with Land Rover" is Ingosstrakh insurance company, which provides life and health insurance for all participants of the expedition, as well as a travel kit including basic necessities: from first-aid kit to water filters.
Contacts:
Natalia Trynko
Head of PR Group, Jaguar Land Rover Russia
Phone:(495) 777-8500; fax: (495) 777-8501;
E-mail: ntrynko@jaguarlandrover.com
Julia Svidlo
PR Manager, Jaguar Land Rover Russia
Phone:(495) 777-8500; fax: (495) 777-8501;
E-mail: ysvidlo1@jaguarlandrover.com