To Jeanne de Ferranti's business-minded parents, it was dismissed
as an irresponsible waste of time, and it quickly became 'the
journey that never was'. It didn't enter the record books, and it
was never reported in the press. But to Jeanne and her friend and
co-driver Jane, it was rather a big adventure. Back in the early
1960s, as two young women in their twenties, they drove one of the
first Minis right round the world, and made it home in one piece.
The pair survived endless mechanical breakdowns and a major road
accident, enduring hunger, thirst, poverty, bureaucratic red tape
and food which ranged from the delightful to the disgusting. They
frequently had to fight off the attentions of amorous men, even, at
one point, escaping from an attempted rape at knifepoint. But along
the way they experienced the kindness of many strangers and saw
some of the greatest sights the world has to offer, finally making
it safely home two years after they had set out. This, half a
century on, is Jeanne's enthralling account of the round-the world
adventure which at the time was simply swept under the carpet.
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