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Romanian Family Reaches China in Motorhome After 20,000 km

29.08.2026 07:00 1 min 2 sources РУС
Jurnalul RON + 1 more
Romanian Family Reaches China in Motorhome After 20,000 km
Original source: zcj.ro

In Brief

A family from Cluj-Napoca (two adults, three children and a dog) has driven about 20,000 km in a motorhome with Romanian plates to China. They plan to continue to Southeast Asia.

A family from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is travelling by motorhome along the Silk Road. The group consists of two adults, three children and a dog. They have already crossed Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and are currently in China, where they plan to visit Beijing.

Special permits and Chinese licence plates were required to enter China. The motorhome with Romanian plates attracts great interest from locals, who often take photos with the family.

According to the parents, life on the road is cheaper than at home. The family intends to continue through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. One source mentions a route through Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, another through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Romanian family reaches China in motorhome

29.08.2026 Jurnalul RON Original source

Romanian family travels 20,000 km to China in motorhome

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