Another SuperTramp

The last time I talked about a particular Alexander SuperTramp who at the age of 22 donated the money in his education fund and took to exploring the world. That was some where in mid 90s. Now in this present era, there is one.

This fella goes by the name Lukas Baumann. he drove 36,000 km from Zurich Switzerland to Melbourne, Australia to cross the finish line for the Melbourne Cup. He was on the roads for 7 months with his 2nd hand Volvo for company. Before embarking on this journey, our dear friend quit his job as a businessman, sold his apartment and left Zurich sometime early this year.

Having come so far, I want them to let me drive over the finish line to make the trip complete.

The finishing line he was referring to was the finishing line for the Melbourne Cup. And so I went to check out what this Melbourne Cup was about. It turns out to be a Horse Racing event, where the competing horses race on a 3200 m track. What I don't understand is how he plans to drive to a finish line meant for horses. Whatever the reason was, he took to the challenge of traveling from one continent to another and that calls for an ovation.

At this point I am contemplating biking around Singapore. It's a good place to start with considering it's small size. OK, tiny.