Lang and Bev Kidby are one of Australia's
better known husband and wife adventurer teams. For over
25 years they have organised and led significant expeditions
in 40 countries around the world.
To read about their past adventures and follow the current trip click on “Latest News".
Just a few of the adventures they have organised and led
include:
*Australian 7 Desert Crossing
15 vehicles through the centre of Australia's seven deserts.
*World Vintage Air Rally
26 antique pre-1950 planes across the world from England
to Australia.
*Vickers Vimy Recreation
They constructed an exact replica of a 1919 Vickers Vimy
bomber with American Peter McMillan and flew it 14,000
miles from UK to Australia to recreate the first flight
between those countries. The Vimy was subsequently flown
from UK to South Africa and across the Atlantic.
(See National Geographic documentary and
the book "The Greatest Flight")
*Bert Hinkler Recreation
Lang restored then flew a tiny 1927 Avro Avian biplane
from England to Australia to recreate the first solo flight.
Bev was the sole administrative support in 18 countries.
*Postie Bike Challenge
Lang and Bev organised and led a ride (on tiny 110cc Honda
postman's bikes) of 3,000km through the Australian outback
for up to 60 riders. This annual event is in its 9th year,
now run by their daughter Kylie with her partner Dan.
Over $300,000 worth of motor cycles have been donated
so far by the riders to Rotary. postiebikechallenge.org
* Dodge Expedition
After restoring a 1940 Dodge Army Staff Car, they shipped
it to Aqaba in Jordan then drove through Syria, Turkey,
Greece, Italy and Switzerland to Normandy in France to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
*Peking to Paris
Lang and Bev, with Warren Brown, recreated the great 1907
Peking to Paris motor race. They gathered the same 5 makes
of 1907 cars (Lang restored a fabulous 1907 ITALA as their
own vehicle). Setting off from Beijing, with Lang leading
the group and Bev doing all the administration, they travelled
through China and across the Gobi Desert before entering
Siberia for a 12,000km adventure all the way to Paris.
All five 100-year-old cars made it to the finish!
(See ABC mini-series and the book "The
Great Peking to Paris Expedition")
Around The World Expedition
35,000km in 99 days in a tiny 1969 Fiat 500 Bambino. Bev and Lang drove the smallest car ever to do a world circumnavigation from Vladivostok, Siberia to Anchorage, Alaska.
(See the story and photos in "Latest News")
Istanbul to Normandy Expedition.
Lang and Bev organised and led a group of 16 restored World War Two vehicles from Australia and New Zealand starting in Istanbul, Turkey through Greece, Italy, Switzerland and France to Normandy for the 65th anniversary celebrations of the 1944 D-Day landings.
