Lizzybus 211 – two people, one Land Rover, one hundred countries. When dreams become reality – this is our remarkable journey driving Lizzybus around the world. From untouched landscapes to the kindness of strangers, this journey tested us, broke us, and rebuilt us anew.
On 16th August 2009, David and I bought an old Land Rover and set off to drive around the ‘world’. Our journey with ‘Lizzybus’ took us across six continents and through 86 countries.
I never imagined—in my wildest dreams or darkest moments—that it would be me, with my partner David, on this adventure. And if I had, it would have been nothing like the reality: blistering hot deserts, snow-covered mountains, civil wars, and uprisings, when our lives depended on each other and Lizzybus.
I only imagined the romance of living in a roof tent, waking each day to the spectacle of new horizons—not the reality of washing in a bucket, grease-filled fingernails, pubic hair beards, isolation, and loneliness. But with that came respect—for each other and Lizzybus—along with achievement and a perspective on what truly matters.
Six years, six continents, and 86 countries later—we arrived back at the Town Hall in Birmingham to a sea of faces: some familiar, others complete strangers.
“David and Jayne – You Did It.”
Lizzybus Chronicles 