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Kombi Chronicles
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
The Kombi Chronicles is your front-row seat to the adventures of van life and overlanding in a classic 1976 VW Kombi, Ruby. Join us as we navigate the open road, exploring South America on a budget, uncovering hidden gems, and embracing the freedom of life on wheels. From the high Andes to vibrant local cultures, our journey takes us through stunning landscapes, including iconic destinations like Machu Picchu. Whether you’re a travel enthusiast, a Kombi fan, or just looking for inspiration to embark on your own adventure, subscribe and hit the road with us!
#vanlife #overlanding #travel
#vanlife #overlanding #travel
Exploring Buenos Aires in our classic VW Bus | Kombi Life Argentina
Close to Buenos Aires and with time running out, we need to prepare Ruby for our final drive to the end of South America.
We also get our tourist on and explore Tigre and La Boca.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Wild Camping at an abandoned train station
02:27 - Driving through Luján
03:48 - Getting money
07:18 - VW kombi wheel alignment
07:49 - Diagnosing a wiring problem in our kombi
11:23 - Exploring Tigre
18:00 - Breakfast in our Kombi
19:48 - Taking our vw kombi brakes apart
28:58 - La Boca free walking tour
31:21 - Visiting La Bombonera
32:45 - The best food market in Buenos Aires
Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles
Website: www.thekombichronicles.com
Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles
TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@KombiChronicles
Instagram: thekombichronicles
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thekombichronicles
Facebook: thekombichronicles
#vwkombi #overlanding #vanlife
We also get our tourist on and explore Tigre and La Boca.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Wild Camping at an abandoned train station
02:27 - Driving through Luján
03:48 - Getting money
07:18 - VW kombi wheel alignment
07:49 - Diagnosing a wiring problem in our kombi
11:23 - Exploring Tigre
18:00 - Breakfast in our Kombi
19:48 - Taking our vw kombi brakes apart
28:58 - La Boca free walking tour
31:21 - Visiting La Bombonera
32:45 - The best food market in Buenos Aires
Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles
Website: www.thekombichronicles.com
Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles
TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@KombiChronicles
Instagram: thekombichronicles
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thekombichronicles
Facebook: thekombichronicles
#vwkombi #overlanding #vanlife
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We attend an EPIC VW meet up | Kombi Life in Argentina
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Join us as we hang out with Club De Kombi for the weekend at Laguna De Gomez. Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles Website: www.thekombichronicles.com Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@KombiChronicles Instagram: thekombichronicles TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thekombichronicles Facebook: thekombichr...
Overlanding across INSANE mountain pass in our 1976 VW Kombi - Van Life Peru
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Join us as we tackle one of Peru’s most infamous roads, the breathtaking (and terrifying) Cañón del Pato! With sheer cliffs, narrow one-lane tunnels, and heart-pounding drop-offs, this drive is not for the faint-hearted-especially in Ruby, our beloved 1976 VW Kombi. Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles Website: www.thekombichronicles.com Patreon: patr...
Overlanding in our 1976 Kombi | Uyuni Salt Flats
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Did you know, the world's largest salt flat is in Bolivia AND.... You can drive over it. With fuel runnig low and proving impossible to buy, we set off for Uyuni with the hope of driving it's famous Salar. Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles Website: www.thekombichronicles.com Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@KombiChro...
Overlanding in Baja with our 1976 VW kombi
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Buckle up as we explore Baja California in our 1976 VW kombi. Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles Website: www.thekombichronicles.com Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@KombiChronicles Instagram: thekombichronicles TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thekombichronicles Facebook: thekombichronicles #vwkombi...
We break our VW bus in Brazil | Kombi Life South America
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As always, our first day in a new country doesn't exactly go to plan. Can we get Ruby fixed and get back to Uruguay without any more damage to her or ourselves? Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles Website: www.thekombichronicles.com Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@KombiChronicles Instagram: thekombichron...
How to explore Machu Picchu for less than £100!
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We visit one of the 7 Wonders of the modern world.... And it was a bargain! Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles Website: www.thekombichronicles.com Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@KombiChronicles Instagram: thekombichronicles TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thekombichronicles Facebook: thekombichron...
Exploring Uruguay's rugged coastline in our 1976 VW kombi
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Help support our trip by joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/Thekombichronicles Website: www.thekombichronicles.com Patreon: patreon.com/Thekombichronicles TH-cam: www.youtube.com/@kombichronicles Instagram: thekombichronicles TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thekombichronicles Facebook: thekombichronicles
Overlanding to a volcanic river in our classic VW bus | Kombi Life Colombia
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Exploring El Sifón, Colombia | Van Life & Overlanding Adventure on a Budget | The Kombi Chronicles In this episode, we take Ruby, our beloved 1976 VW Kombi, deep into the heart of Colombia to discover the beautiful, untouched gem of El Sifón. Join us as we navigate the winding roads, capture the stunning landscapes, and experience the thrill of overlanding in one of Colombia’s best-kept secrets...
Impossible off road adventure in our 1976 VW kombi
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Impossible off road adventure in our 1976 VW kombi
We explore the charming town of Colonia Del Sacramento
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We explore the charming town of Colonia Del Sacramento
Resuming our Kombi Life in South America
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Resuming our Kombi Life in South America
Pausing our Kombi adventure | Returning to the UK
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Pausing our Kombi adventure | Returning to the UK
Trying Solo female van life in the UK for the 1st time!
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Trying Solo female van life in the UK for the 1st time!
UK Van Lifers return home for the first time in 5 years - Has it changed?
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UK Van Lifers return home for the first time in 5 years - Has it changed?
Thanks for sharing your journey. ❤ how you do it i. Ruby is just amazing 😅
Ruby is the best part of it. She makes everywhere just a little more special (when she isn't leaving bits there 😂)
Definitely the Red Laguna with the Flamingoes. But saying that….. what a trip. Such unusual landscape. Beautiful. Think so far this is my favourite video. ❤❤❤
Laguna Colorada was truly spectacular. It's mind blowing that places like this exist. It was like visiting another world. So happy you enjoyed it 😊
Great video guys. Mike is so much like Willow, hates incompetent workmanship. Even he had the F bombs dropping lol. Happy new year and we hope you guys have a blessed 2025. Tracy & Mike 💖
It'siteraly the worst thing. Especially if that's the only thing they do, you'd expect them to be good at it. Happy New Year guys. Can't be too far away for you now?
How stunning was that Cathedral!! Love the food comparisons its always interesting to us as travellers.
Would love to know the prices from your side of the world for a comparison
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you both 🎉. Willow your mechanical skills are awesome. Cheers Al
Hope you had a crackin Christmas buddy. Wishing you an awesome 2025 👍
I got you covered on the hard start. Use a bosch one though.
Willow hears ya, just not got the budget for such luxuries 😂
Wow you are very brave going up to the top of the Cathedral. Amazing. ❤ love this video ❤
It was a beautiful view up there, so totally worth it. And that river. It sure did stink but was lovely to bathe in 😁
My heart was in my throat as you drive i. The dark toward your campsite. Then…… the view. Wow. Amazing ❤
We love to make things difficult for ourselves. We had camped there when we first arrived in Uruguay, so we knew it was a good spot.
The look on your face said how good the drink was Willow, lol , and less of the fking swearing lol, at least the wheel are tracked up now, you had another 5 k on the tyres lol.
She needs to have more faith 😂 We'll bloody swell swear when we fking ell like 😂
Gutsy Ruby. What a journey. So nice to see how others live in what looks like a barren place. Loved this journey with you. Had to rewatch. Thanks 😊
Glad you enjoyed it! It was a fascinating place to explore.
Love your story❤
It's not your standard one 😂
Fabulous video. You truly are a wonderful couple. Ruby is a lucky gal…. All the tinkering and love, ready for more miles. So what was the update on the burgers😊.
Thank you so much! Burgers? Was I supposed to give an update 😂
Ahhh, the burger prices... No one has given us any comparisons yet 😂
We hope you all had an amazing Christmas and we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone reading this an incredible 2025 🎉 We are super excited to carry on exploring next year and have a feeling 2025 is going to be our year 💪
I want to know how Williow knows what the floor at Snobs smelt like ....... maybe she was doing the "oops upside your head" rowing dance on the floor? Or maybe it was just one of those nights !!! 😂
@@askthechicken Errrr let’s go with elaborate dance move, rather than drunkenly passed out on the floor 😁 sounds classier.
"smells like the floor in snobs".....love a bit of brummie nostalgia
@@notseamus said it… then realised that I shouldn’t know what that smells like 🫣
@ its kinda where we met, way back when in ‘91’
@notseamus it's where we met, so will always hold a special place in our story 😂
Thanks for another cool vid 🙏
No problem 👍 Glad you enjoyed it. Wishing you a happy 2025 buddy
Is that a Cornish pasty I see ?
An empanada... But it's basically the same thing 😂
Where ever there's a hole in the ground you'll find a Cornish man
Catching up……. Great commentary as per usual ❤️
We enjoyed touring Buenos Aires and especially enjoyed all the nice food 😍
This channel deserve more Views and Subs
Aww thank you. As long as people are tuning in and are enjoying our videos, then we are happy 😊
Don't we know it! It will come for sure 🎉
@@RoaminRobaww thanks guys. You're making us blush ☺️😂
Absolutely stunning road and landscape. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, it was a stunning road to drive and an amazing place to camp. The Laguna we visited after was pretty nice too 😊
Isnt it crazy how some of the best vidoes and channel just dont have the amount of followers they deserve 😢 Just watched all you vids finally 😂 My Channel needs more subs just like you guys!!
It just all comes down to what people search for... And sadly not many people are searching for Brits travelling around South America in an old VW 😂 Thanks for checking out our videos and good luck with your channel for 2025 👍
... moving through the country the things you see...
There's so many wonders in this world. Very grateful to be able to say I have seen a fair share of them 👍
Wow. Lots of beautiful scenery unspoiled by human activity.
It was an incredible place to drive through and that laguna that explored next was stunning. I see it is the photo on BayPride Forum again♥️
Nice to know that VW fam everywhere follow the same format at gatherings... lots of food, booze and agood time. It transcends language and is a culture of its own. NOAC, GCVW and Rare Air would be right at home there even though only Edwin Rivera would be able to have a full meaningful conversation with the 'locals'. 😂
Yes VW is a culture to itself. Even though we all speak different languages, we all know how to have a good time with some classic cars 😎
Great video! Ruby defo stands out 😍😍😍
Glad you enjoyed it. It was such a great weekend and an insane BBQ. You can definitely tell Ruby is the world explorer 😂
Great meet up guys and Ruby definitely stood out
You can definitely tell she has had a hard life 😂
Beautiful video and what a fabulous meet up - good times! ❤️
Everyone was so welcoming to us, it was an amazing weekend with amazing people ❤️
What a fantastic video. Loved every minute. Beautiful place. Thank you for your tours to wonderful places. ❤
And thank you for tuning in. It means a lot to us both. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Fabulous video. What a beautiful and historic place. Full of great things. Oh I wish I was young again. Your adventures are inspiring ❤❤❤
Young again? I think age is just a number. It's your mindset that determines what you do 😉 We met one German guy in Colombia and again in Ecuador. He was in his 70's, travelling in a large classic German bus. He barely spoke Spanish, but he was living his best life ♥️ Our dream is to open a campground in South America when we are done, maybe you can come stay in our cabaña and we'll show you around a bit 😊
Wow. What a meat up😀! Fantastic to see all the VW’s. I can imagine the joy you both felt. Thanks for sharing. 😀❤️😀
Haha meat up... Love it 😂 It was really nice to meet more VW enthusiasts. Especially now our Spanish is good enough to spend a night speaking to people. We slwent to one in Colombia 2 years ago, but did spend the night with them all, mostly because we weren't confident in speaking to them. We camped near by and heard them part ALL NIGHT... Colombians love a good party 😂
Always a relief when a VW MkII kombi starts!
It's always nice when there a few friends to help you when it doesn't 😂
I’ve been on for an hour this morning trying to get Heidi started. Reading a manual. Don’t understand a word of it 😱😱
Simply fantastic. This is a real life. I wish I could do this one day
Keep believing. It was a dream for us once as well ❤️
Thank you
What a great time!! It’s nice to be in a tribe. 🤘🚐
Everyone was so welcoming to us. And wow... That BBQ was insane 😲
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant.. The standard of your videos has always been good but this is great!
Thank you for ending this video on a happier note. I am excited for that „Tomorrow“!! Stay warm up there. 😊🚐
Aww thanks buddy. This was actually last year. We are currently resharing some of our old videos for people who never watched them in our old channel. It was a great drive and the views at Laguna Paron were just incredible 👌❤️
Our '58 dove blue bus 🚌 💙 has sure melted and shaped our hearts since rescuing her from the Alaskan forest 7 years ago. So much fun ❄️ 🏔 😊
Aww amazing to hear. Nothing better than a rescued an revived VW story 😊
Absolutely fab. Thank you. Wow. Humbling to see this epic place with you. ❤
Aww we are so grateful to be able to explore these iconic landmarks and to bring people along as well 😊❤️
🎉🎉🎉 Firsties 🎉🎉🎉
Back in the game 💪
Stunning mountain pass 👌
Nooice! 😎 STOC
This is our type of drive 😎 Who would love to drive this mountain pass?
I try to envision taking my KLoUS on the adventures you’re on with each video. I am just not sure I have the same level of patience with the shadiness of mechanics that you have. I imagine the views and the experience more than make up for it. 🫡🚐
@@ajisroadtrippin5505 I can get that. I am very fortunate to travel with Willow who's knowledge and mechanical talents mean we very rarely have to rely on others, otherwise we probably wouldn't have made it this far. These landscapes definitely make up for the bad times though.
GREAT
Looks like fun
Love it ❤
Looks like great fun. Although we basically do the same in Ruby 😂
Great to see you again
You too! Thanks for joining us again 👍