Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes waves off Helen and John Taylor in Waterloo Place, central London
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes (R) waves off Helen and John Taylor in their Volkswagen Golf car in Waterloo Place, central London, January 17, 2006. The couple are embarking on a trip around the world, fuelled by a new Shell petrol formulation in an attempt to set an Official Guinness World Record for fuel efficiency. The attempt will cover approximately 28,970 km (18,000 miles), across 25 countries, in 70 days, on fifty fill-ups or less. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico