To Mongolia and back, in a 1998 Suzuki ‘jeep’

Doc Martin has enlisted his father, Con, as co-driver for a 20,000-mile round trip from Cork, across deserts and mountains, in an ageing 4X4. He tells John Daly why.

Some people look for a little more than a sun lounger and beach bars for their annual holiday, and Doc Martin, a broadcast assistant on Cork’s RedFM, has planned a slightly more challenging summer break than the rest of us.