They say that the law- i.e. marriage- like traveling in a small rowing boat, but they also say that traveling is "marriage". Both were experienced firsthand by Gunther Holtorf and his wife, who extended their 18-month tour of Africa to 22 or. A 26-year road trip through 177 countries. They really had a lot of mileage behind them, even the non-metaphorical ones.
It is on their journey around the world Gunther Holtorfer and wife Christine accompanied by an SUV Otto, Mercedes G, year 1988, which was at the start of the year 1989 so still a "baby". Your own an adventure immortalized with a Leica camera, and the journey was not interrupted even by the death of Christina in 2010. Gunther continued the discovery until this year, when, old 76 years, just arrived home in Berlin. Although they have seen more than 99% people in this world, Gunther says that “the more you travel, the more you realize how little you've seen".
A quarter 885 thousand kilometers he traveled long distances on unpaved roads, among other things, he and his wife became the first Westerners to drive through North Korea. They never were robbed and they never paid bribes, although they also passed through Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan during the time wars.
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And while they progressed on the roads, technology advanced in development, but the couple did not give in to it, nor did sponsors, who wanted to glorify Otto. They slept in temporary residences, as Gunther was not a fan of hotels, and neither were they her own cooks. When they mention to him that he is the world's greatest traveler, he merely waves his hand, saying, not me. What do you say? Well, before you make a final judgment, take another look vivid photo travelogue.
