Alongside’s Perodua Kelisa crosses continents with taste

Point out overloading in a automobile and maximum will recall to mind a suitably massive, equipped 4 wheel drive, entire with lengthy vary tanks and the entire vital tools. However Nursulhi Rahim, higher referred to as “Alongside” to pals and enemies most popular to do issues a little bit another way along with his 2004 Perodua Kelisa.

At the side of his 17-year outdated son Muhamad Aidil, 45-year outdated Alongside is now in the second one section of his adventure around the globe along with his Kelisa, affectionately named “Wheely”. Their adventure started in November 2019, when Alongside, after finishing renovations to the creator’s space, embarked at the first section.

Taking the overland course by way of Thailand, Alongside and Aidil took Wheely via Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, German, Holland, Sweden and Norway. A brief wreck within the adventure used to be necessitated after Wheely’s automated gearbox wanted restore, requiring a substitute unit to be flown out from Malaysia.

The adventure resumed, traversing Europe by way of Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece earlier than preventing in Turkey for the go back leg. It used to be at this level the Covid-19 pandemic struck the arena, calling a brief halt to Alongside’s travel with the daddy and son duo managing to go back to Malaysia earlier than all global shuttle used to be halted.

“In the beginning, when the considered travelling around the continent got here, I assumed it used to be loopy however I couldn’t take a seat nonetheless until I did it,” says Alongside. The second one factor Alongside regarded as used to be Aidil, whom Alongside sought after to look and enjoy the arena.

“Aidil isn’t the most efficient at school, so, I sought after to turn him the arena and amplify his horizons,” Alongside says. “To turn him that the arena and our lives are greater than with regards to educational success,” he added.

In need of to turn Aidil the truth of lifestyles, that there are alternatives and talents that carry that means and fulfilment, Alongside says, “I need him to understand, even with out educational {qualifications}, we will have to by no means surrender. We aren’t disasters. With overloading, I’m hoping to expand his thoughts and pondering.”

Alongside is not any stranger to overloading, having up to now completed a travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the use of a Vespa scooter. This time round, with a Perodua Kelisa, Alongside sought after to turn that ordinary folks, coming from a small the city in Malaysia, are ready to shuttle the arena with out the use of a large or fancy automobile.

The adventure used to be no longer with out its demanding situations, says Alongside, reminiscing in regards to the time a storm from snow left them stranded at Julier Move, Switzerland, for 6 hours earlier than government reopened the street. In some other incident, a slippery street floor sidelined Wheely for 12 hours in the midst of a woodland in minus 35 level Celsius, with Alongside and Aidil having to sleep within the automobile with the engine working to stay heat.

Their adventure resumed in September 2022, when Alongside and Aidil picked up Wheely after a there-year wreck, having been left within the care of Bayramic, Turkey. At which level Wheely threw a spanner within the works with a go back of its gearbox problems.

Lend a hand sourced on-line, at the side of a video name with a mechanic in Malaysia, allowed them to development with their adventure with a plan to discuss with the Pakistan-China border by way of the Karakoram Freeway. Simply 50 kilometres earlier than the Khunjerab Move, their adventure used to be halted over again by means of government, mentioning dangerous climate and threatening street stipulations.

With this transformation in plans, they headed to Lahore, Pakistan, the place Wheely used to be left in garage whilst they travelled again to Malaysia for the Normal Election. Alongside plans to renew the adventure within the close to long term, bringing Wheely again to Malaysia.

Who would have idea, being self-supported and with out sponsors or publicly, this father and son crew at the side of their Kelisa, can have made this sort of adventure?