A couple of Swiss explorers, Emil and Liliana Schmid, arrived in Medan City, Province of North Sumatra, last Tuesday, March 16, 2010. World explorers who had registered his record in the Guinness Book of Record were stopped at Kopi Tiam Ong coffee shop at Jalan Dr. Mansyur Medan.
Kopi Tiam Ong owner greeted, Salimin Djohan Wong, the two explorers take a moment to enjoy the meal plus a modern coffee shop atmosphere wrapped in shades of the 70s.
It was 25 years old Emil and Liliana Schmid around the world. Liliana told, touring the world for a quarter century was spent in a number of regions across 56 countries and has traveled as far as 650 thousand kilometers in length on a Toyota Land Cruiser FS 60. No wonder, both of them received the award "World Record Travelers."
"Our car is our home. All the activities we do in the car. We sleep, eat, and even cooking with the car. We provide a variety of equipment to accompany us along the way," said Liliana, his wife.
Expresses, decision wandered for twenty-five years taken by the mature consideration. Since married, they do not have children and each has only one brother. While, their parents had passed away. In their hometown, Switzerland, this blond-haired couple did not have a permanent residence.
"For two years we were preparing for this trip. We're saving and the age of 42 after working, we decided to look for something new to change lives. At first try a couple of months, until the addiction. Now, no longer able to be stopped, "the story of this green-eyed woman, laughing.
Emil added many things that can be found around the world while driving his old car. Meet new people from other countries, as well as new areas are very exotic. Know better the culture of other people and unique things in a new area they visit, as well as its own enjoyment for the couple who spent the silver anniversary of her marriage in this country. They also do not spend a long time to stop at a new area.
Emil said every country that they visited had a story each. However, when asked which country impressed him most, Algeria is the first word to say. The country in the African continent is very challenging, because as far as looking at wide desert area.
"Once, while visiting there and across the desert is a challenge. Now, that activity is a bit dangerous because of the heat of the desert weather and the activities there," said Emil.
After the tour in the homeland, their plans will continue to Papua New Guinea. Neighboring countries is the next destination after browsing over to Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua.
Two World Explorers Arrived in Medan after Touring 56 Countries
