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SirAlec · 18th April 2008, 19:36

Here I recollect some of the above facts that autoheads have encountered while driving around the world.

Following are the facts by one of my fren Tod who travelled around the world on...yeah you guessed it right...Land Rovers as part of a cause (drive around the world, odyssey)

Cheapest Gas: China $1.60/gallon. i.e roughly Rs.16/liter

Most Expensive Gas: Atacoma, Chile $8/gallon, i.e. roughly Rs.86/liter

Worst Place to run out of gas: 1. Atacoma Desert Chile 2. Kolyma Highway (road of Bones), Russia

Weirdest Filling Station: Cambodia, village kids selling petrol in Whisky Bottle.

Funniest Road Sign: Don't Gossip, Let him drive, India

Worst Drivers: China, Argentina, Bankok

Hottest Highway: 53 deg. Mojave Desert, USA

Coldest Highway: -50 Deg. Yakutka, Russia

Highest Motorable Road: Marsimik La, 18652 feet, India

Lowest Motorable Road: -505 feet, Turpan, China

Most Deserted Highway: Gun Barrell Highway, Australia

Worst Average/Worst Highway: 15 hours to cross 75 miles, Monywa to Kalewa, Burma

PS: Info provided above are their personal experience while driving around the world. (for more info visit odysseyshow.com)

18th April 2008, 19:36	#1 (permalink)
SirAlec BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIA Posts: 592	Weird, Wacky, Informative & some not so...Info on travelling around the world!! Here I recollect some of the above facts that autoheads have encountered while driving around the world. Following are the facts by one of my fren Tod who travelled around the world on...yeah you guessed it right...Land Rovers as part of a cause (drive around the world, odyssey) Cheapest Gas: China $1.60/gallon. i.e roughly Rs.16/liter Most Expensive Gas: Atacoma, Chile $8/gallon, i.e. roughly Rs.86/liter Worst Place to run out of gas: 1. Atacoma Desert Chile 2. Kolyma Highway (road of Bones), Russia Weirdest Filling Station: Cambodia, village kids selling petrol in Whisky Bottle. Funniest Road Sign: Don't Gossip, Let him drive, India Worst Drivers: China, Argentina, Bankok Hottest Highway: 53 deg. Mojave Desert, USA Coldest Highway: -50 Deg. Yakutka, Russia Highest Motorable Road: Marsimik La, 18652 feet, India Lowest Motorable Road: -505 feet, Turpan, China Most Deserted Highway: Gun Barrell Highway, Australia Worst Average/Worst Highway: 15 hours to cross 75 miles, Monywa to Kalewa, Burma PS: Info provided above are their personal experience while driving around the world. (for more info visit odysseyshow.com) __________________ Living Life a quarter mile at a time...