| Information about us (not
included in the statistics) per December 18th, 2012 (in
Sharjah/United Arab Emirates) |
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| Emil Schmid |
born 2/24/42 |
married since 5/8/1969, (no children) |
| Liliana Schmid |
born 9/25/41 |
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| He: |
before Specialist in computer software and
financial business; today retired |
| She: |
before Management's secretary; today retired |
| (both talking and writing in German, English,
French and Spanish) / Liliana + Italian |
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- Living in Wallisellen, 6 miles north of Zurich/Switzerland, in a rented flat of 4 rooms
(from the marriage to the departure on 10/18/1984)
- (all the furniture is still stored there, because we wanted to leave only for 1 year
– in the meantime it became 28¼)
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- Start of the trip:
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- 10/18/1984
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- with Icelandair to New York
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- (the Toyota was shipped on 10/16/1984 by container freight to Montreal/Canada)
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- Oct. 84 - Sept. 86:
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- North America
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- winter 84/85 Southern USA; summer 85 Alaska; winter 85/86 Central America; summer 86
Western USA
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- afterwards shipping from Houston TX to Valparaiso/Chile
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- Oct. 86 - Nov. 88:
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- South America
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- Southern summer 86/87 South of Chile and Argentina; Southern winter 87 again and again
through the Andes of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia; Sept. 87-March 88 Peru, Ecuador,
Colombia, Venezuela; April-Nov.88 Brazil and Paraguay
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- afterwards shipping from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil to Genova/Italy
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- Jan. 89 - Oct. 92:
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- Africa
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- Jan.-Dec. 89 Northern Africa; Jan.-Nov. 90 Western Africa; Dec. 90-Sept. 91 Central and
East Africa; Oct. 91-Oct. 92 Southern Africa
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- afterwards shipping from Capetown/South Africa to Perth/Australia
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- Nov. 92 - Sept. 93:
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- Australia
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- Nov. 92-Febr. 93 Western and South Australia; March-May 93 East Coast; June/July 93 the
interior; Aug./Sept. 93 Western Australia
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- afterwards shipping from Perth/Australia to Singapore
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- Oct. 93 - March 94:
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- South East Asia
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- Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand and back
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- afterwards shipping from Singapore to Muscat/Oman
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- April 94 - June 95:
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- Asia
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- Middle East; West Asia; South Asia; Central Asia
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- July 95 -March 96:
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- Europe
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- Eastern and Central Europe
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- April - June 96:
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- Asia
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- Middle East: Circumnavigating the entire Arabian
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- July 96 -March 97:
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- Europe
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- Central Europe and Scandinavia
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- April - May 97:
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- Asia
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- Middle East: Israel and Cyprus
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- June 97 - Dec. 98:
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- Europe
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- Southern and Western Europe; North Atlantic Islands
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- Jan. - May 99:
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- Asia
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- Middle East
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- afterwards shipping from Dubai/United Arab Emirates to the Far East
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- June - Sept. 99:
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- Far East
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- Korea, Japan
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- afterwards shipping from Yokohama/Japan to Vancouver/Canada
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- Oct. 99 - June 02
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- North America
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- Canada, USA, Greater Antilles, Central America
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- afterwards shipping from Miami FL/USA to La Guaira/Venezuela
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- July 02 - May 03
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- South America
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- Venezuela, Northern Brazil, the 3 Guyana's
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- afterwards shipping from Cayenne/French Guiana to Port-of-Spain/Trinidad
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- June 04 -Dec. 04
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- Caribbean
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- Trinidad, Windward- and Leeward Islands, Barbados, FWI, Virgin Islands, Anguilla
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- afterwards shipping from Philipsburg/Sint Maarten/Netherlands Antilles to
Georgetown/Guyana
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- Jan. - July 05
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- South America
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- Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
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- afterwards shipping from Cayenne/French Guiana to Singapore
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- Oct. 05 - May 06
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- South East Asia
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- Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam-Laos-Thailand-Malaysia
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- afterwards shipping from Butterworth/Penang to Bintulu/Sarawak/Malaysia
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- June - Nov. 06
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- South East Asia
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- Borneo: Sarawak/Malaysia-Brunei-Sabah/Malaysia-Kalimantan/Indonesia
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- afterwards shipping from Pontianak/Kalimantan to Jakarta/Java/Indonesia
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- Nov. 06 - Sept. 07
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- South East Asia
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- Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba, Timor) - Timor-Leste -
Indonesia (Sulawesi, Kalimantan)-Sarawak/Malaysia-Brunei
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- afterwards shipping from Bintulu/Sarawak/Malaysia to Kaohsiung/Taiwan
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- Oct. - Nov. 07
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- Far East
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- Taiwan
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- afterwards shipping from Kaohsiung/Taiwan to Hong Kong
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- Dect. 07 - Jan. 08
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- Far East
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- Hong Kong
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- afterwards shipping from Hong Kong to Dunedin/New Zealand
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- Febr. - July 08
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- Oceania
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- New Zealand
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- afterwards shipping from Tauranga/New Zealand to Noumea/New Caledonia
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- Aug. 08 - Jan. 09
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- Oceania
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- New Caledonia, Ferry to Vanuatu
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- afterwards shipping from Port Vila/Vanuatu to Suva/Fiji
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- Jan. - March 09
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- Oceania
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- Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni)
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- afterwards shipping from Suva/Fiji to Apia/Samoa
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- April - July 09
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- Oceania
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- Samoa, Ferry to American Samoa
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- afterwards shipping from Pago Pago/American Samoa to Papeete/Tahiti/French Polynesia
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- Aug. - Oct. 09
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- Oceania
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- French Polynesia (Tahiti, Moorea)
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- afterwards shipping from Papeete/Tahiti/French Polynesia to Nuku'alofa/Tonga
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- Nov. 09 - Febr. 10
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- Oceania
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- Tonga (Tongatapu)
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- afterwards shipping from Nuku'alofa/Tonga to Belawan/Indonesia
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- March - July 10
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- South East Asia
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- Indonesia (Sumatra)
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- afterwards shipping from Jakarta/Indonesia to Lae/Papua New Guinea
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- Aug. - Oct. 10
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- Oceania
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- Papua New Guinea
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- afterwards shipping from Lae/Papua New Guinea to Subic Bay/Philippines
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- Nov. 10 - Jan. 11
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- South East Asia
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- Philippines
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- afterwards shipping from Subic Bay/Philippines to Colombo/Sri Lanka
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- March - May 11
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- South Asia
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- Sri Lanka
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- afterwards shipping from Colombo/Sri Lanka to Port Louis/Mauritius
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- July - Aug. 11
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- Indian Ocean
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- Mauritius
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- afterwards shipping from Port Louis/Mauritius to Tamatave/Madagascar
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- Sept. - Nov. 11
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- Indian Ocean
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- Madagascar
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- afterwards shipping from Tamatave/Madagascar to Pointe des Galets/Réunion
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- Dec. 11 - May 12
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- Indian Ocean
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- Réunion
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- afterwards shipping from Pointe des Galets/Réunion to Bintulu/Sarawak/Malaysia
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- July - Oct. 12
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- South East Asia
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- Borneo: Sarawak/Malaysia
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- afterwards shipping from Bintulu/Sarawak/Malaysia to Dubai/United Arab Emirates
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- Nov. 12 -
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- Asia
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- Middle East
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- Information about the car
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- Toyota Landcruiser FJ60, gas, Model 1982 (LG-KW); bought new in May 1982; driven until
departure on 10/16/1984: 7'077 miles; miles today ~423'000 miles; 6 Cylinders, 258 cubic
inches, 120 HP; total weight ca. 9'300 lbs (max. weight 10'300 lbs!); Price 1982 CHF
32'350.-(incl. AC and 100% rear differential lock); Chassis No.
JT1WOFJ6000950163, Engine (EUR) No. 2F607403 (= part # 19000-61180).
Still the same engine - the 1st time overhauled after 381'805 miles, (Type Mark:
861.FB41.K052.H41 (= part # 33030-60110))
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