A Spaniard who had vowed to walk from France to
Makkah to perform Umrah has left Kuwait and entered Saudi
Arabia. Ishaq has reportedly walked for more than 9,000 kilometres
since he left the French capital Paris, the start of his journey,
about five months and a half ago. He said that he expected to arrive in Makkah within 50 days
based on scientific calculations, Kuwaiti daily Al Rai reported
on Sunday. Ishaq said that the main challenges he had encountered
were related to crossing the high mountains. The report did not specify which countries he passed
through on his journey. At one time, he had to face a snow storm and he had to hide
inside his small tent. The weather was so cold that he could
not feel his hands or feet. Ishaq budgeted 5,000 Euros for his trip (approximately 10
Euros a day) for his trip. He reportedly refused to take
money from people he encountered on his journey. In August, a Chinese Muslim arrived in Makkah after pedaling
more than 8.500 kilometres from his home in Xinjiang, in
northwest China, to perform Haj. In 2014, a group of Malaysians rode their bicycles from Kuala
Lumpur to Madinah in western Saudi Arabia. The 12 men left from the Malaysian capital and made their
way on eight motorbikes and a small van across 12 countries
with stops in 53 cities. The group said the two-month ride was mostly smooth and
that the only serious problems they encountered were at the
borders of the countries they crossed.



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