33 days to drive from Amsterdam to Singapore

It usually takes about 12 to 14 hours to fly between Europe and Asia, but a rather adventurous group decided to do the trip in a more unorthodox manner.

They opted for the longest possible route instead, by driving from Amsterdam to Singapore. The group of 44 travel-mad pairs of drivers took 33 days to reach Singapore.

It was a warm welcome for the drivers of the motley crew of sports and vintage cars when they arrived in Singapore on 30 April. The group had been selected from more than 100 entries for what is called the EurAsia Cabrio Challenge.

The drivers went by the northern route, passing through different parts of the globe where tourists rarely go. They had to contend with a slew of challenging weather conditions - snow, sand storms, haze, rain and tropical heat. They also passed through places like Moscow, Ulan Bator, Beijing, Hanoi and finally, Singapore.

That's a 17,000-kilometre journey, which had them covering an average of 515 kilometres a day.