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Are we there yet?: Couple travel the world for 11 years having four children along the way...and they're still going

For most families, a long car journey is the bane of any trip. But for the Zapp's, their 83-year-old vehicle has become a home for the last 11 years, as they travel around the world on a never ending trip of a lifetime. Spanning four continents, Herman and Candelaria Zapp have covered an incredible 142,000 miles  while becoming parents to Pampa, eight, Tehue, five, Paloma, three and Wallaby, one.

Long way round: The Zapp family has grown on the journey. (L - R) The Zapp family Herman, Pampa,Candelaria holding baby Wallaby, and Tehue pose in front of their 1928 Graham-Paige vintage car in 2009 in Australia.

Intrepid: The couple have faced many obstacles on their continuous journey. Here Herman Zapp balances the 1928 Graham-Paige vintage car in 2000 as it is ferried across the Amazon. Instead of returning home to buy a house, the couple decided to keep driving and show their family the sights of the world.

Former IT specialist Herman, 42, and his wife Candelaria, 40, set off from Argentina in 2000 and began driving across South and North America, as well as Australia, New Zealand and now Asia. Herman, who was born in San Francisco, moved to Argentina to work on his grandfather's cattle ranch when he was a boy. 

While in Argentina, 10-year-old Herman met his child hood sweet-heart Candelaria when she was only 8, and the couple have been together ever since. 

They married in 1996. When the money quickly ran out on their first trip, they decided to rely on the kindness of other people who give them shelter, food and petrol.