Swiss couple keeps rolling on 23-year round the-world drive. In 1984,Swiss couple Emil and Liliana Schmid traveled to the United States to get away from the monotony of office work. They became hooked on traveling and have not stopped since. Now 23 years,157 countries and 626,000 kilometers later Emil,65,and Liliana,66.have turned their Toyota Land Cruiser into their home and want to spend the remainder of their life on the road, seeing nature. meeting interesting people and learning about different cultures. The couple arrived in Taiwan in October. They drove across Taiwan's mountains and cities. stayed two nights at the plush Grand Hotel in Taipei as guests of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, and made friends with many locals." Taiwan has a unique combination of natural scenery and city life. A few hours from cities, you are at the seaside or in tall mountains. And Taiwan has beautiful temples and rich culture," Emil said. Over two decades ago, Emil, a computer software engineer, and Liliana, a secretary, decided to go to the United States to get away for a year.However,12 months proved not to be long enough.