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'''Gunther Holtorf''' is a German traveler. If you want to know anything else about him, read the extensive BBC piece on his world trip. Do not attempt to add any of it to Wikipeida however, even if you spend hours doing so, trying to be very careful to make sure it's not overly trivialnd sticks to the important facts - it will just be ripped up by someone who thinks nothing of insulting you and your work as 'facebook chit chat'.
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'''Gunther Holtorf''' is a German traveler who, with his wife Christine, became famous in the late 1980s when they began a journey across the world in their ] ] named "Otto".

== Story ==
In 1988, Holtorf and his wife decided to take an on-the-road journey. The couple began with the idea of spending 18 months discovering the African countryside in their G-Wagen, but their travels turned into a journey of 26 years, interrupted only briefly by the need to rest. Without sponsorship or grants, they traveled the world at their pleasure. For over two decades, the Holtorfs lived out of their car.

Christine Holtorf died in 2010, but Gunther continued travelling; the journey ended in 2014. His car is displayed in the Mercedes ] in ].

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Gunther Holtorf is a German traveler who, with his wife Christine, became famous in the late 1980s when they began a journey across the world in their G-Wagen Mercedes Benz named "Otto".

Story

In 1988, Holtorf and his wife decided to take an on-the-road journey. The couple began with the idea of spending 18 months discovering the African countryside in their G-Wagen, but their travels turned into a journey of 26 years, interrupted only briefly by the need to rest. Without sponsorship or grants, they traveled the world at their pleasure. For over two decades, the Holtorfs lived out of their car.

Christine Holtorf died in 2010, but Gunther continued travelling; the journey ended in 2014. His car is displayed in the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart.

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