Five years ago, Luca and Sameena (plus two kids), departed Italy for Pakistan via North Africa. The orange Fiat truck became their home for two years, during which they filmed the journey, the highs and lows of trans-continental overland travel.
The TV Series has just been released with a wonderful introduction about the journey. Unfortunately, the Vimeo clip can't be embedded so head over to GA&A: Breaking Loose - A Family in Search of Roots
A vehicle does add a level of complexity to any expedition and with it, the threat of an accident, which can be in the form of a vehicle collision, higher speed than road conditions dictate and sometimes just bad luck...
The Royal Geographic Society (RGS UK) recognises that vehicle based expeditions often have the highest accident rate of any expedition undertaken and as a result insists that expedition leaders are trained.