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‘We ventured deep into the war-torn Western Sahara and kept going until landmines stopped us’

One of the good things about SUVs, or at least the proper 4x4 ones, is that they’re ideal for social distancing. Land Rovers have been delivering self-isolation since 1948. Recently of course, this has been a much-prized quality. There have been many times over the past 40-plus years that I’ve enjoyed SUV-assisted solitude.

My first SUV segregation trip was to the Australian Outback, aged 15. I was with

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