Thanks Don.
I'm still on the mailing list for the Peking to Paris. I think a couple of years ago the entry fee was $43,000 of our dollars. They say they have never left anyone behind, which is comforting...
For anyone interested, there was a TV series made in 2005 and shown here about the original Peking to Paris recreation (as close as you could get). It is well worth seeing. There is also a nice coffee table book. One of those taking part was cartoonist Warren Brown.
http://abccommercial.com/contentsale...m/peking-paris