The Adventures of Latvian Travellers in the World in the Movie “In the Grip of Borders”

Very soon fans and lovers of automobile expeditions will be delighted by the movie “In the Grip of Borders” (Latvian: “Robežu gūstā”) about delivering a “fireman” from Lao Cai to Riga, where the process of the automobile expedition “Lao Cai – Riga” will be shown: preparatory works, car repair in Lao Cai and long distance (about 14 000 km) to Riga, crossing China, Mongolia, Russia and Latvia. In the movie, video footage from previous automobile expeditions “The Roof of the World” (Riga – Kathmandu – Riga in 2002), “Sun Gate” (Mexico – Buenos Aires in 2005), “African Belt” (Riga – Cape Town in 2007) and “Riga – Melbourne” (Riga – Singapore – Riga in 2009-2011) will be used as well, which will help to understand travellers’ psychology and why the “fireman” is so valuable for them.

Video link is available HERE

Also, you can read about the long and unpredictable trip “Riga – Melbourne” (2017) in Harijs Sils’ book “Abandoned in Vietnam” (Latvian: Pamests Vjetnamā)