TH-cam randomly recommended this to me again today. I used to watch your vlogs while prepping for my own PanAm trip, and by chance I saw you posted this on THE day I left for my 2.5 year jaunt from 🇺🇸 to 🇦🇷. It’s no coincidence that the Oaxacan coast turned into one of my favorite sections on the entire trip. Lots of memories and feels right here brother. Best of luck to you wherever you are, and know that you’re a pioneer - you always have been! You’ve inspired me more than you know! Big love Ben!
Wow, most people will never get to see as many amazing places in their lifetime as you've seen in just this one video. Amazing. and thank you for sharing.
Puerto Escondido brings back great memories. I was there in '98 when there were two hurricanes off the coasts of Mexico. One in the Pacific and one in the Caribbean. They gave us huge waves, but very little weather. Best part, it was the perfect excuse to call the States and explain I might have to show up two weeks late for the spring semester classes. You know... for safety. I got a B in Spanish III that semester. My professor didn't see the irony.
Dude I wasn't feeling well today and so I stayed in and was looking for something to watch. I've binged watched all the videos you made up to this one and I'm going to keep going until the end. Bloody epic stuff mate.
Great video as always Ben! Brought back so many good memories of our trip. I swear we hit up the exact same breaks just in reverse. All the best and keep on trekking.
AMAZING VIDEO GUYS, Mexico is amazing. We filmed our journey while we hitchhiked through it. But you guys saw so much more of the secluded and beautiful places. Epic adventure, keep it up!
Man. I been watching for a while. That's one of the best. I'm sure I have seen most if not all your vids. Right on man. Winter is comming. You staying on boats til spring. Make some cash and get the motor up. Don't go up to early. Who knows how this winter will be. Good luck bro. ONE LOVE
When using a saw like that to cut branches use longer strokes instead of the shorter ones he was using. You'll cut branches much faster. Same principle applies when using a cutting knife. Use the full blade on your strokes. OK. That concludes today's random & unsolicited tip. Carry on.
Ahh Yeah. Our favorite state as well! We didn't get it so good, La Punta was double overhead and Bara was flat :( but that's how surfing goes. Keep making the videos, we wish we had !
Im a kitesurfer. With that piece of c shaped dust on your lense, I always think theres a kite in the sky. Also I flly understand your search for new spots.
Exelente video y oaxaca es hermoso tiene una riquesa de historia cultura llena de matises fenomenal su comida y sus playas hermosas , mire que tubieron dificultades en trasladarse en algunos lugares pero eso lo hace mucho mejor , por que lo facil no sirbe , un fuerte habrazo y VIVA MEXICO CABRONES ..
Hey Ben, Is it possible that you are having way too much fun and creating great videos that most people can't figure out how to take it in? Maybe you should make some extended cut versions of when you were breaking down and covered in old engine oil! Good luck with the rest of your journey this year.
I think you should have just gone and done this again but in reverse. Maybe linger in Mexico while surfing the Pacidfic. San Diego to Tierra Del Fuego. Maybe buy something in Tijuana to do it. Take a flight to Tahiti to surf Teohupo'o. Bet Tamara would find showering on the summrry beaches and lingering in the taco bars while you conspire to uncover pirate's treasure a blast while you take trips to places like Guanajuato to soak up the local culture and fluent up your Spanish. Mexico really is a gem.
I have a 4x4 Diesel doge Ram and a truck camper. . Ive camper by tent , I used to own a 5th wheel. By far I love my truck camper just as much as my diesel truck. I get great fuel mileage and a confy place to sleep with all the amenitys.
+Brent Barnett would have been cool to get an out of the van perspective for that shot, but we were worried that our sketchy maneuver would attract too much attention so we just got up it as quickly as we could.
+Japakawa TH-cam started to block my older videos on mobile devices like cell phones and ipads due to the music used. You can still see them on a PC. You can also see those early videos on your phone on vimeo. vimeo.com/channels/hastaalaska
I love every single episode here, but the money undercurrent is very real. Saving enough to travel for four years? Parents income supporting? May different avenues. Some stay home because they really do need to save some money. They would like to travel as well... Your genuine approach to the whole affair is disarming and inspiring.
+Robert Janca I saved hard and work even harder on this channel to generate the income. My parents stopped supporting me when I finished school and left home. When I return home now I pay rent to stay with my mother. Not because she wants me to but because I want to.
+Robert Janca I really didn't mean to imply that you have it easy sorry. Your situation sounds like my own in many aspects. thank you for the effort you put in to this brilliant show. I love every second of it.
no worries - It's important t me that people know that I work hard to make this lifestyle for myself. That's all. THanks for sharing that story about Heidi
Going to Oaxaca to surf alone and planning on going from Puerto Escondido to Barra de la Cruz. Which spots (not secret) that you suggest for someone who will travel alone and doesn't have a car or any sort of transportation except PE? Thank you!! :)
+Kombi Life I heard you talking in one of your vids about your ex coming back to the kombi... Is Sharne returning??? Anyway, you deserve a lot more subscribers and viewers! Keep up the awesome work and travel safe!
+Kearress Thanks buddy we're trying to reach more people, you can help by sharing. I've invited Sharne back a couple of times, all expenses paid - I don't think we will be seeing her any time soon.
+Roger D. Miller At this point I didn't have solar. So I just had one deep cell battery, but it was a struggle for sure. It certainly limits the amount of time I can work at these places, which is a good and a bad thing. I also rented a plug socket (literally) which was under a palapa so I strung my hammock up and caught up with work when there were no waves.
I admire your adventure, and at your age I had a number of similar ones. At this point in our lives (68 & 61), our sense of adventure is still alive, but we are past the stage of roughing it. So we are practicing for preparing for full time life on the road in our 21 foot travel trailer. It is great for a couple of weeks at a time, but we will upgrade to a larger RV in a couple of years when my wife retires. Someone recently posted, "I regret all the money I spent on travel!" Said no one ever. Wishing you better mechanical karma.
Amazing!!! I am Cuban and I really enjoy your "Naked Cuba" trip, I swan naked in a beach very close to that one. I love this Trip in Mexico, very clever idea about your wife giving birth in the Hospital. LOL
One day someone on TH-cam is going to show place in a less glamorous light, you make Puerto Escondido look so cool and modern, I was just there a few months back it's a shit hole backwater and has very little going for it outside the waves. I watched video before I went and they all make it look so good. The the rose of the lens and show these places for the dusty dirty crap holes they are.
+Deeno Magnus interesting. I quite like Puerto for what it is in Oaxaca, there is a lot of nothing around so its a great place to meet people and get things done that can't be done in the surrounding villages. Personally I thought it was a pretty cool place, usually if I am not impressed with a place, I don't mention it
Kombi Life Thanks, some of the shots made it look like the Riviera, modern and "clean" even, which it is not. I just find too many reviews are making places look really nice and when you get there, they are dirty and hot and very few facilities, whereas the misty beach side shots make it look so nice. which I personally think it was not. The one supermarket was crummy, if you go to the beach and take a swim they nick all your stuff, if it has any value. The paths are filthy and the street dogs are both noisy and everywhere. I just want to see reviews that are as they are, someone one day is going to show it as it is and these places wont get a look in, which in my opinion is what should happen, sure the surf is OK but so are some really nice places. Sorry but I just feel it should be said.. D
+Sara N Cool! You should. I saved up money my whole life to make this trip, but you can make money on the road too. Australia is a really cool country to roadtrip and you can make excellent money whilst you are there!
Peter talking about whether to spend money on 4 years of life time adventures and memories over a master's would make anyone sit down and reevaluate their life choices 🙈
TH-cam randomly recommended this to me again today. I used to watch your vlogs while prepping for my own PanAm trip, and by chance I saw you posted this on THE day I left for my 2.5 year jaunt from 🇺🇸 to 🇦🇷. It’s no coincidence that the Oaxacan coast turned into one of my favorite sections on the entire trip. Lots of memories and feels right here brother. Best of luck to you wherever you are, and know that you’re a pioneer - you always have been! You’ve inspired me more than you know! Big love Ben!
So stoked to hear you drive the Pan-Am! 🙌
Jssilp
Wow, most people will never get to see as many amazing places in their lifetime as you've seen in just this one video. Amazing. and thank you for sharing.
Puerto Escondido brings back great memories. I was there in '98 when there were two hurricanes off the coasts of Mexico. One in the Pacific and one in the Caribbean. They gave us huge waves, but very little weather. Best part, it was the perfect excuse to call the States and explain I might have to show up two weeks late for the spring semester classes. You know... for safety. I got a B in Spanish III that semester. My professor didn't see the irony.
Always enjoy watching your videos and adventures, thanks for sharing with us! :)
+Exploring Alternatives thanks for watching
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Dude I wasn't feeling well today and so I stayed in and was looking for something to watch. I've binged watched all the videos you made up to this one and I'm going to keep going until the end. Bloody epic stuff mate.
+Steamzombie1838 glad you are enjoying the series :)
So reliving my travel adventures through yours!
This is such a great episode. I am watching the entire Oaxaca series again. It is the best!
glad you enjoyed it Bill
Your episodes should be shown on TV really good :)
Exactly what I was thinking!
At your recommendation I've been binge watching SV Delos but your channel is just much closer to nature of my little adventures.
Oh man, these old episodes and adventures of yours were wild!! 🚌🛣️🏝️🌴☀️🌊🏄♂️
Great video as always Ben! Brought back so many good memories of our trip. I swear we hit up the exact same breaks just in reverse. All the best and keep on trekking.
your such an inspiration. The way you treat traveling and surfing has helped me tons. dreaming of my own adventure rig.
+Dakota Noah nice, really glad to hear it. Thanks man
I agree with you! I've started my setup by buying my neighbors Plymouth voyager
AMAZING VIDEO GUYS, Mexico is amazing. We filmed our journey while we hitchhiked through it.
But you guys saw so much more of the secluded and beautiful places. Epic adventure, keep it up!
thanks guys
Well your videos are rad too! And I saw u surfing in Thailand so there’s still hope for epic surf adventures! Haha
Jahbless..from Philippines watching..keep safe
So good video as always very very inspire. Oaxaca awesome state. good luck in your trip.
Keep up the great videos! They are so much fun to watch!!!
I'm addicted to this series !
Man. I been watching for a while. That's one of the best. I'm sure I have seen most if not all your vids. Right on man. Winter is comming. You staying on boats til spring. Make some cash and get the motor up. Don't go up to early. Who knows how this winter will be. Good luck bro. ONE LOVE
+hairfarmer07 yeah I think i am heading back to Europe to work for winter. I have lots of editing to catch up on
When using a saw like that to cut branches use longer strokes instead of the shorter ones he was using. You'll cut branches much faster. Same principle applies when using a cutting knife. Use the full blade on your strokes. OK. That concludes today's random & unsolicited tip. Carry on.
fascinating stuff , can't wait for OAXACA P2
awesome portion of your trip thanks for sharing it with us enjoyed every second of it
oaxaca i love you!!! Forever!!!!
Stupendous and well worth the wait.
+earthkeyper glad you enjoyed it, please share!
You put a lot of effort into recording and editing your adventures, thanks.
+Mark Jennings thanks for watching Mark
Cool new intro Ben hopefully you will be back with Alaska and the Kombi soon!
lol to the bike having the same amount of power as the kombi! :)
Wow bro you really inspire me to go out and take the road as I've always dreamed. Thanks for sharing!
you're welcome, glad to hear you are inspired!
Love your videos, whats the song at 7:43? Hoping to explore the west coast of Costa Rica/Panama this Jan myself. Thank you for sharing.
Cameron J. Earle this might be late but he song is captains of an endless sea by Jesse O Mahoney
hy i like your video greats from nederland europa
Hey man good video AWESOME FINS UP AGAIN :) 👍 👍
Love this
Ahh Yeah. Our favorite state as well! We didn't get it so good, La Punta was double overhead and Bara was flat :( but that's how surfing goes. Keep making the videos, we wish we had !
+Bus And Us Hey guys, You should make some vids - you certainly have the content on IG! I'd love to see what you guys are up to :)
Oh now I see the message at the beginning cool😊
keep up the good work my friend !!!
Im a kitesurfer. With that piece of c shaped dust on your lense, I always think theres a kite in the sky. Also I flly understand your search for new spots.
Ein Deutscher. Mal was neues :)
Great Vid BEN!, love the show big fan
WOW THANKSFOR SHARING
I can't stop!!! I can't STOP!!!! I CAN'T STOP!!!!!!!!!!! Someone please help.....
good luck :)
Epic video and adventures! Can u remember how much new boards cost there? 🙏
yo Ben, when your hair gets long and curly, you look like benedict Cumberbatch as he is in Sherlock.
Deji D I’ve noticed this too
😂😂
Exelente video y oaxaca es hermoso tiene una riquesa de historia cultura llena de matises fenomenal su comida y sus playas hermosas , mire que tubieron dificultades en trasladarse en algunos lugares pero eso lo hace mucho mejor , por que lo facil no sirbe , un fuerte habrazo y VIVA MEXICO CABRONES ..
+Miguel Guzman VIVA!!!
Oh, suelo bendito de Dios! Viva México!!!
Kombi Life kkm
Great video as usual!
Hey Ben, Is it possible that you are having way too much fun and creating great videos that most people can't figure out how to take it in? Maybe you should make some extended cut versions of when you were breaking down and covered in old engine oil! Good luck with the rest of your journey this year.
+John Norris Part 2 has some trouble and Kombi Drama, we never get too far without some drama.
Kombi Life LOL, even Saudi Princes have drama sometimes.
Looks amazing bud, I cant wait to head south on two wheels
+Wandering Beast yes mate - looking forward to following you
Well edited
I think you should have just gone and done this again but in reverse. Maybe linger in Mexico while surfing the Pacidfic. San Diego to Tierra Del Fuego. Maybe buy something in Tijuana to do it. Take a flight to Tahiti to surf Teohupo'o. Bet Tamara would find showering on the summrry beaches and lingering in the taco bars while you conspire to uncover pirate's treasure a blast while you take trips to places like Guanajuato to soak up the local culture and fluent up your Spanish. Mexico really is a gem.
I have a 4x4 Diesel doge Ram and a truck camper. . Ive camper by tent , I used to own a 5th wheel. By far I love my truck camper just as much as my diesel truck. I get great fuel mileage and a confy place to sleep with all the amenitys.
"just beer & asses!' lol!
Amazing Barra de la Cruz. I recommended "Las cabañas de Pepe"... his my friend.
Hey man good morning I was just thinking about you FINS UP 👍 👍 👌
bloody brilliant series, just stumbled upon it!
What dates were you there as i'm looking to go here in August but have heard it's the storm season...
+Moya Mathias yeah I think that is the start of storm season. I was there in may / june
+Kombi Life thanks for replying and good luck with everything - wherever you are right now. amazing series, going to spread the word about it
good times.
Wow looks amazing
so freaking awesome.
im in looooove with alaska
That last wave though
+Sean Jordan right!
Hey! what is the name of the beach your first visited? where is it? it looks great!
Epic hill climb!!!!
+Brent Barnett would have been cool to get an out of the van perspective for that shot, but we were worried that our sketchy maneuver would attract too much attention so we just got up it as quickly as we could.
Luv the VW
Hey, just discovered your great channel. just wondering why alot of your older videos are unable to be viewed?
+Japakawa TH-cam started to block my older videos on mobile devices like cell phones and ipads due to the music used. You can still see them on a PC. You can also see those early videos on your phone on vimeo. vimeo.com/channels/hastaalaska
love your chanel
thanks Anna
Do you have a road trip playlist? Or just some top music from the road... Also how do you pick the music for the videos?
zipolite beach is my favorite
I love every single episode here, but the money undercurrent is very real. Saving enough to travel for four years? Parents income supporting? May different avenues. Some stay home because they really do need to save some money. They would like to travel as well... Your genuine approach to the whole affair is disarming and inspiring.
+Robert Janca I saved hard and work even harder on this channel to generate the income. My parents stopped supporting me when I finished school and left home. When I return home now I pay rent to stay with my mother. Not because she wants me to but because I want to.
That is music to my ears.
Hey, do you know about Heidi Hetzer? She is 78 and she is currently traveling the world in her 1930 Hudson.
heidi-around-the-world.com
+Robert Janca I really didn't mean to imply that you have it easy sorry. Your situation sounds like my own in many aspects. thank you for the effort you put in to this brilliant show. I love every second of it.
no worries - It's important t me that people know that I work hard to make this lifestyle for myself. That's all. THanks for sharing that story about Heidi
Going to Oaxaca to surf alone and planning on going from Puerto Escondido to Barra de la Cruz. Which spots (not secret) that you suggest for someone who will travel alone and doesn't have a car or any sort of transportation except PE? Thank you!! :)
you guy rule
+Kombi Life I heard you talking in one of your vids about your ex coming back to the kombi... Is Sharne returning???
Anyway, you deserve a lot more subscribers and viewers! Keep up the awesome work and travel safe!
+Kearress Thanks buddy we're trying to reach more people, you can help by sharing. I've invited Sharne back a couple of times, all expenses paid - I don't think we will be seeing her any time soon.
They pick on surfers cause they think we are all drug addicts! Add a kombi and it spells constant harassment.
Crazy boys)))))👍🏽
Hard to believe I went to Puerto Escondido 18 years ago.
🤙🏄♂️
Great stuff. Especially compared to resent videos ... No perfect bus needed ...
3:00 i was like did i hear that right??? 👮 🚔
WHAT IS THIS VERSION OF CAPTAINS OF AN ENDLESS SEA?????
no sadly
The song is summer months by Andrew Britton
i agree .. have to find this version..
Maybe this one: podcast.lgfl.org.uk/channels/media/1355489759Captains-of-an-Endless-Sea.mp3
Just curious how you power your cameras and laptop in such remote areas. I see no evidence of solar or a generator in the Kombi.
+Roger D. Miller At this point I didn't have solar. So I just had one deep cell battery, but it was a struggle for sure. It certainly limits the amount of time I can work at these places, which is a good and a bad thing. I also rented a plug socket (literally) which was under a palapa so I strung my hammock up and caught up with work when there were no waves.
I admire your adventure, and at your age I had a number of similar ones. At this point in our lives (68 & 61), our sense of adventure is still alive, but we are past the stage of roughing it. So we are practicing for preparing for full time life on the road in our 21 foot travel trailer. It is great for a couple of weeks at a time, but we will upgrade to a larger RV in a couple of years when my wife retires. Someone recently posted, "I regret all the money I spent on travel!" Said no one ever. Wishing you better mechanical karma.
+Roger D. Miller That's a good quote. :) Glad to hear you still have the travel bug
Was that secret place, Chacahua by chance?
Amazing!!! I am Cuban and I really enjoy your "Naked Cuba" trip, I swan naked in a beach very close to that one. I love this Trip in Mexico, very clever idea about your wife giving birth in the Hospital. LOL
As we say in Mexico: Bienvenido Welcome! to our wonderful messy, surreal country; that strives on bending rules anytime you can.
Saludos Wey!
Hola , whats the name of the first beach you showed in the video?
Almost messed up your combi for 8 dollars mate :D !! Good one
One day someone on TH-cam is going to show place in a less glamorous light, you make Puerto Escondido look so cool and modern, I was just there a few months back it's a shit hole backwater and has very little going for it outside the waves. I watched video before I went and they all make it look so good. The the rose of the lens and show these places for the dusty dirty crap holes they are.
+Deeno Magnus interesting. I quite like Puerto for what it is in Oaxaca, there is a lot of nothing around so its a great place to meet people and get things done that can't be done in the surrounding villages. Personally I thought it was a pretty cool place, usually if I am not impressed with a place, I don't mention it
Kombi Life
Thanks, some of the shots made it look like the Riviera, modern and "clean" even, which it is not. I just find too many reviews are making places look really nice and when you get there, they are dirty and hot and very few facilities, whereas the misty beach side shots make it look so nice. which I personally think it was not. The one supermarket was crummy, if you go to the beach and take a swim they nick all your stuff, if it has any value. The paths are filthy and the street dogs are both noisy and everywhere. I just want to see reviews that are as they are, someone one day is going to show it as it is and these places wont get a look in, which in my opinion is what should happen, sure the surf is OK but so are some really nice places. Sorry but I just feel it should be said..
D
I love your video recording, keep posting really.
#family57
You are having my dream life. Saving up money to do the same. Do you have saved up money or how do finance your trip?
+Sara N Cool! You should. I saved up money my whole life to make this trip, but you can make money on the road too. Australia is a really cool country to roadtrip and you can make excellent money whilst you are there!
NOOO WAAAY! I WENT THERE IN AUGUST!!! SAME BEACH!!!! WOOOOOOW!
"Topless gringos in a VDub surf bus" ahhahahaha this video is going to be awesome x
I am interested in your work FINS UP 👍 👍
NEXT EPISODE: th-cam.com/video/6Adx_mkOFWM/w-d-xo.html
The girl with the cup was so cute
A none Surfer would never understand a Surfer desire to surf that unsurfed wave / place !
i love that song... i cant seem to find it....
summer months andrew britton
I also travelled thru Oaxaca in a Kombi in 1986. This brought back memories.
Peter talking about whether to spend money on 4 years of life time adventures and memories over a master's would make anyone sit down and reevaluate their life choices 🙈
Do you think someday you will go to Brazil?
+alessio mancuso for sure!
anyone know how to get that version of the captains of an endless sea
summer months andrew britton
does anybody know what kind of surfboard ben has cause i want one
What’s the song when they get in to surf
oh better surfing here - ok you guys aren't kooks! good job!
what song 8:30? thanks