Islander Ben Bree’s epic drive from Chile to northern Alaska on the longest road in the world looks to have been scuppered, agonisingly close to the finishing line.
The 34-year-old former Les Quennevais and Highlands College student has had his US tourist visa rejected with only 1,000 miles still to complete – and he has even received marriage proposals from Americans wanting to help him return and complete his journey.
The self-confessed ‘serial traveller’ started his journey in 2012 after buying the 1960s-style van in Santiago, Chile, and, offering fellow-minded travellers the chance to join him on his adventure, he has spent the last four years driving the van up the Pan-American Highway in a bid to reach Prudhoe Bay – one of the most northern towns in Alaska.
Read the full story of his journey in Tuesday’s JEP
