The world's most expensive taxi ride
Paul Archer from Cirencester is about to take a very expensive cab ride! He is the one in the middle in the picture above and is about to start an 8 month, 35 thousand mile world record attempt.
Paul has quit his job in the City, and along with two mates is set to drive a classic 18 year old London Cab around the world...crossing Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, China, South Asia and Australia.
The three will pass through 36 borders and 10 time zones, battling freezing temperatures in the Arctic and searing heat in the Sahara. If successful it would be the longest taxi journey in history...and the most expensive!!! A rough estimate is 30 thousand pounds...although if on high tariff - it would be 200 thousand pounds.
The team are raising funds for the .
Paul will keep sending updates and photos for the blog and will join me once a week on the show with updates from across the globe.
Hi, I'm Mark Cummings. Every day I explore all things Gloucestershire on my breakfast show. The stories, the people, the history, the news - the complete package of what makes the county tick. On the show, and on this blog, we share our knowledge, stories and experiences to celebrate life in Gloucestershire.
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At 16th Feb 2011, wilkesj wrote:Bon voyage. Take a few spare spark plugs, a couple of spare tyres etc.
You'll enjoy Aussie. On arriving in Darwin in 1970 as a ten pound Pom, the guy on immigtation said 'Where the hell's Dursley - I thought I knew my England'
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At 22nd Feb 2011, oyunoyna wrote:Bright idea to collect money. Truely impressed.
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