At home on the couch we were watching one of our favorite television programs: "Floortje naar het einde van de wereld" where Floortje met an Argentinian family who traveled around the world for many years now in an old timer car, had a couple of kids on the way and loved the life they led. They said that they kept postponing their dream, waiting for the right time to come. That right time didn't come and they were still at home 7 years later. They decided to follow their dream and set a date that was one year ahead, so it was far enough to not be so scary, but soon enough to start planning the trip right away. 

For us this was very inspiring and we promised each other the same thing, set a date, and began planning. First thing we wanted to do was to buy a car. We started our search on Marktplaats, checked it on a daily bases after a couple of weeks found out that cars that are reliable and strong enough for such a journey, were not on the market in big numbers. We continued our research and found the car we loved.

Read all about our Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 from 1995 in: Preparation - The car.