(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Onlookers are naturally curious when a young man sets camp outside McDonalds in Qurm, for that is hardly a place one chooses to camp at. John Malissard is travelling the world on his bike, a BMW X Challenge 650 and Oman happens to be one of the destinations in the Middle East for the young chap.
a management consultant with deloitte in london, malissard took a career break to undertake this trip. a believer in living life to its fullest, this decision to travel across continents on a motorbike was inspired by a long way round and a long way down – the television series documenting actor ewan mcgregor and charley boorman's motorcycle journeys. through this journey malissard hopes to become more knowledgeable about different cultures and understand what makes people different and similar at the same time. 'the reason for doing this,' says malissard, 'is to live a dream and meet people…to understand what makes us different and similar at the same time. i want to engage with the citizens of the world'.