French couple traveling world on four wheels - The Missoulian

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The couple began in 2005 with a Land Rover Defender they named "Allistair," custom-fitted with a solid pop-up roof, and it served them well as they began by ...

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[dobbo]

The vehicle arrived at a port in Holland, but when they went to retrieve it - and the mounds of equipment they'd left in it - they discovered both axles badly damaged, the wheels sitting at angles, the chassis bent. The Rover's shipping container, Robert says, had obviously been dropped by a crane at some point.
The only good thing was that the car had been shipped across the Pacific, through the Panama Canal, and then across the Atlantic to Europe.
"So Allistair got to complete the trip around the world before we did," Martine says.


Is that Karma? from memory once the resources had been sucked dry they dropped a few members of this forum from a great height?

[dmdigital]

Well look who has re-appeared!

[cartm58]

good luck to them, they are living their dream

[FenianEel]

Definitely Karma....

How's this bit?

"They sleep in their vehicle, cook most of their own food, and rarely pull into a campground unless they're in a national park. They want to meet locals, not other tourists. Robert and Martine have found their best bet is driving up to a farmhouse and asking if they can park there for the night."

More like they're tight-assed, sponging, free-loaders with more hide than elephants :twisted:

[Psimpson7]

What the full story on this??!

Is there an old thread?

Rgds
Pete

[LandyAndy]

Robert and Martine camped the nite here whilst travelling thru.They were really nice people to meet and was a pleasure to offer them a place to stay for the nite.
They still send us postcards and emails.
I would make the same offer to other travellers again,it was a great experience.
Andrew

[Bradtot]

Kookynet.net: The Kooky Project: culinary adventures around the world (http://www.kookynet.net/)

there ya go
good luck to them
Brad

[Xtreme]

I cannot understand the negative attitude that comes through in some of the previous posts - maybe those members were not fortunate enough to have the opportunity to spend some time with Robert and Martine and get to know them properly while they were in Australia.

We spent about three months with them and have many fond memories of travelling to great places (especially Tassie) and sharing many great meals (mostly cooked by them except for the Rovers Restaurant weekend) with a lovely, generous couple.

Still keep in touch with them and wish them all the best in realising their dreams.

[cartm58]

there was some unpleasantness about their ECU upgrade for one

other people felt that they were sponging off people trying to get things for free or as sponsored products

other people felt that other world travellers have gone about their trips without seeking financial freebies from others

my dealings with them were pleasant enough in Perth and they stayed with friends of mine in Adelaide and Melbourne who had mixed interactions with them, one loved them the other didn't get on at all and were more than happy when they left