Home sweet home! The French girls have already travelled 6500km and have done better than their objective: 11 days to reach France instead of 12. Read their latest travel adventures.
Allison and Elise start their journey from Mirdif in Dubai to Sharjah. From there they will weave in through Gulf countries before they head to their beloved France, where they will complete their journey by reaching their hometown of Paris.
The Mini was invented in 1959 by Sir Alec Issigonis. He was given the challenge of designing an affordable car which could seat four adults, yet be small enough for them to travel in safety. He came up with the idea of the Mini.
The Gulf News website will be following the journey of Allison Amour and Elise Baverel, two French girls driving from Dubai to Paris to help strengthen ties between France and the Middle East.