Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: People are fond of travelling and some travel as a hobby, but this family has gone viral for travelling for straight 22 years — covering five continents in their 90-year-old car.
The Argentinian family — known as the Zapp family — started their journey in the year 2000 and travelled to 102 countries, during which the couple gave birth to four children, who are quite grown up now.
Herman, Candelaria and their children have driven 3,62,000 kilometres during their journey of 22 years. The family has now stopped in a town on Uruguay’s border and are scheduled to travel back to where they started the trip.
“I have very mixed feelings. We are ending a dream, or fulfilling a dream,” said Herman. “What will come now? Thousands of changes, thousands of options,” the 53-year-old said, already thinking to sail around the world.
Candelaria — who was just 29-years-old when she started the journey — said the “best discovery was the people they met along the way.” However, the couple had to reroute sometimes due to wars and conflicts.
The family had the tires changed eight times and the engine twice during their journey. They also enlarged the car for their children who were born along the journey. One of the kids is now 19-years-old, who came into this world in the US. The other kid, who is now 16-years-old, was born during their visit back to Argentina.
