THE KOMBI TRAIL: Across Three Continents in a VW Van

The Kombi Trail: Across Three Continents in a VW Van
Robert Cox (author), Roger Sherwin (author), Tony Thompson (author)

I. B. Tauris Publishers

Cambridge, 1961. A group of students set off on the trip of a lifetime. Against the backdrop of the Cold War they travel through the Soviet Union to the Middle East, South Asia and on to Africa. Their mode of transport? The iconic VW Kombi. This book tells the story of that trip, not just the people they met and the places they saw, but the many experiences - sometimes nerve-wracking, sometimes bizarre - that they encountered along the way. It provides a fascinating insight into a world on the brink of change - seen through the eyes of nine young men fresh from university. The two VW Kombis doggedly traversed treacherous mountain passes, near-impossible roads, jungle tracks and river crossings on their journey through Anatolia, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. This book is an affectionate and highly entertaining re-creation of the relationship between the nine young travellers and their companions, the two VW Kombis which functioned as transport, shelter, canteen and home. It is also a tribute to the determined and rugged determination of the VW Kombi whose descendants still tackle the highways and the more daunting roads of the world.

Cambridge, 1961. Un grupo de estudiantes se embarcó en el viaje de su vida. En el contexto de la Guerra Fría viajaron desde la Unión Soviética hasta Oriente Medio, y desde el Sur de Asia hasta Africa. ¿Cómo viajaban? en el icónico Kombi de VW. Este libro cuenta la historia de ese viaje, no sólo las personas que conocieron y los lugares que vieron, sino las muchas experiencias - a veces estresantes, a veces extrañas - que se encontraron en el camino. Se ofrece una fascinante visión de un mundo al borde del cambio - vista a través de los ojos de nueve jóvenes recién salidos de la universidad. Los dos Kombis VW atravesaron tenazmente las traicioneras carreteras de montaña, casi imposibles, pistas de selva y ríos en su viaje a través de Anatolia, Oriente Medio, Asia y África. Este libro es un cariñosa y  entretenida recreación de la relación entre los nueve jóvenes viajeros y sus acompañantes, los dos Kombis VW que hicieron la funcion de transporte, cobijo, comedor y hogar. También es un homenaje a la resistencia de la Kombi VW cuyos descendientes aún continuan surcando carreteras y los caminos más sobrecogedores del mundo.

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