Third of March 1954, Serge Gauquelin and Jean-Claude Marcq went out for a trip thru Africa on their Lambretta LD 125. They got back fifteen months later and it looks like they visited a lot of cities (judging their topcase). This must have been the real long way down, basic vehicle, no modern roads, no gps, no back up, no phone, no nothing, just tie on your gear and go.