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.

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Publisher

I.B. Tauris

Year

2012

ISBN

9780857733252

Edition

Topic

Personal Development

Subtopic

Travel

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD – VW KOMBI PHENOMENON
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS
PREFACE – BRIDGING A HALF-CENTURY
PROLOGUE – THUMBING ONE’S WAY THROUGH AFRICA
AN IDEA COMES TO LIFE
MAPS
MOSCOW CALLING
FROM ASIA’S EDGE
TO ASIA’S HEARTLAND
SOUTH TO SERENDIPITY
TASTING INDEPENDENCE
EPILOGUE
KOMBI Z1235 – IN MEMORIAM OF A FAITHFUL CHARIOT
APPENDIX: DISTANCES TRAVELLED BY KOMBIS BETWEEN MAJOR CITIES