Man drives 5,600 miles, spends over $12K chasing lifelong dream of extreme journey

He planned the long journey for over a year, news agency SWNS reported.

Rather than flying, he chose to make the trip by road so he could experience other countries along the way.

The freelance digital creator from Saudi Arabia set off on Dec. 20, 2025, driving his Toyota Land Cruiser pickup truck across Europe and Scandinavia.

He said the idea for the trip came about roughly a year before his departure.

In the five weeks leading up to his departure, Al-Sultan spent a lot of free time making sure his truck was road-ready and securing the necessary travel documents, he said - including a Schengen visa required for Saudi citizens traveling across much of Europe.

Along the way, he made an unplanned detour to the United Kingdom - where he visited London for the first time and decided to remain for a few days.

"It was quite a long journey, traveling through so many different cultures and lands," he said.

"It made the whole journey worth the trouble," Al-Sultan said.

"I was so amazed [at] watching the lights," he said.

Al-Sultan said his journey itself became just as meaningful to him as the ultimate destination.

"I will always remember both together, because one could not exist without the other for me," he said.

After soaking in the experience, Al-Sultan said he plans to continue driving back to Saudi Arabia - possibly taking a different route home.

In another extreme journey that made headlines recently, a man's longtime friendship led him to make a one-day, 14,000-mile journey to say goodbye to a dying pal, as. Fox News Digital recently reported. 

"There's not many opportunities where you can actually say goodbye to people, so I really wanted to [make] the journey," Walker said.

"I'm very grateful for what Bob did," he said. "He didn't have to do it."