Exploring the Eastern Alps with our Land Rover / S5-E34

[@CoRVoS460]

What an impressive journey In 1968, my newly married wife and I drove from Liverpool UK, to Athens, in our 1960 series 2, LWB 2lt diesel Land Rover, for our honeymoon, over much of the same scenery. I had recently rebuilt the engine - thrown conrod - and I fitted all our accommodation, cooker, sink, table & bench seat completely inside, including a bed which let down out of the roof. We carried a lot of stores, rarely stopped on campsites, and spent a whole week camped on a beach near Corinth, before returning home. We still have that old LR. Sunday's LRtime is a real treat with you two, for the engineering, and the fun - thank you both.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

OMG that is so cool. Unfortunately we don't have the Jeep anymore we tookon our honeymoon out West in the US. We celebrate our 25th anniversary this week. 😃👍🙋‍♀️

[@flatheadV8]

@@Vera_and_Christian Happy anniversary. Euch beiden alles Gute zum 25. Hochzeitstag.

[@CoRVoS460]

@@Vera_and_Christian That sounds like another adventure. We have enjoyed several road trips in America. We celebrated our 56th wedding anniversary at the beginning of this month. I now drive a beautiful 23 year old Range Rover P38 in silver with a lightstone hide interior. See you Sunday!

[@IowaLR4]

Like this comment if you, like me, seriously appreciate Christian and Vera doing all their videos in english.

[@thei-bien]

I’m dutch, and we call a caravan a “sleurhut” roughly translated as a “dragcabbin” (a cabbin which is dragged behind your car). During and after Covid19 a lot of dutch swapped their caravans for Campervans or they bought themselves a small house in the south of france as an investment, because their bank wouldn’t give them propper interest on their hard earned money……. It was a secret but now you know 😂 Keep up your fantastic video’s, we adore them.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍🙏🙋‍♀️

[@darrenhaywood9260]

In the UK they are called "shed draggers" and I think it must be some sort of law that when you get to a narrow lane or steep hill on a single carriageway and no overtaking spots that you have to drive behind a shed dragger with the biggest shed allowed on the road being towed by a Suzuki Swift at 12mph !!

[@trainman665]

@@darrenhaywood9260Where in the UK are you from?

[@MarkRoemers]

So true. Everyone has a campervan instead of a caravan.

[@GT380man]

Ah, we in Nice Côte d’Azur wondered where the real estate demand was coming from😊

[@Handleyman]

Thanks so much for taking us all along with your vacation adventure. Stunning country side and so little traffic. I guess that’s one of the advantages of owning a 4WD. Fabulous!

[@blenderpowerofficial]

as an italian, i appreciate the appreciation of our autobahns. sorry for the pavements in germany! hahahah. keep up. you're so funny and professional! 22, italy

[@BundyToo]

Really enjoyed "LR Travel Time" would be happy to see more, thanks C & V.

[@jamesgascoyne.7494]

Jb weld is awesome. Lost a filling the other day. While I'm having my chemo and radio I can't have dental work done. So I was told stop treatment and get tooth done or put up with it. I mixed jb let it turn into a putty. Rolled it into a ball and made a filling. Please don't do that yourself as it's not healthy while it sets. But I'm terminal - what's it going to do? Kill me 🤣🤣 Brilliant video again guys. Many thanks. You keep me trucking.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😳💪😃 Hope you beat that cancer as long as possible. 🙋‍♀️

[@CharlesTimothy-en7to]

I forgot how beautiful the Alps are,we had the pleasure of driving through the Alps many years ago. Thank you Christian and Vera for bringing us on this trip. Stay safe.

[@jchalmes]

I am amazed of how beautiful that LR3 looks. Sure there are improvements, but makes me go back to googling what actual advantages the LR4 has over the 3. Very nice video. Cheers!

[@AndySnap]

This is like going on holiday from the sofa on a Sunday morning, thank you 🙏 Also this is a Discovery being used as Land Rover, intended or hoped, yet only 1 in 10,000 Disco will live this life!

[@mdshovel]

I've always enjoyed your trips just as much as the technical stuff. A real pleasure to be included with both of you delightful people - feels like family - and Egor 🙂

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Thanks

[@KatlegoMac]

Sunday morning. This is like tradition for me. Great video fam. 🇿🇦

[@GordonKadatz]

Who says Germans don’t have a sense of humor? Great road trip! Thanks for the share. Enjoyed every minute.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅🙏🙋‍♀️

[@adrianward362]

Enjoyed coming along on the adventure! Vicariously, of course !

[@douglasappleby9007]

Only 4 minutes in and I am amazed by your skills and Vera not getting grinder burns. This is why I come here ❤

[@Colinpark]

Awesome trip, I envy all the history you guys have to look at over there. so nice to bump into the Landrover crew and enjoy sometime with them.

[@boatingsibbingandwandering3262]

Vera is always so happy with a lovely smile

[@Maloy7800]

23:50 Credit where credit is due. ALL THREE Land Rovers broke down at the same spot. You have to give it to Landies, they really do promote camaraderie - you need friends when your car breaks down all the time.

[@user-hg2vo2bk2btoyotaray]

Thankyou for inviting us on your holiday .... beautiful scenery and views 😍 it's good to see your Discovery 3 in its natural setting ❤

[@paultucker4923]

Slovenia is a truly beautiful place, and relatively undiscovered. Realtively means don't wait until everyone goes there! We did a self guided walking tour last year and it was just sensational. Glad you guys had a drama-free adventure. Although sometimes a trip only becomes an adventure when something goes wrong ;

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Wow, 3,000km without a breakdown, that must be a record😂. We really didn’t expect a holiday video to be so interesting but we found it very entertaining thanks. It’s hard to get my head around how many countries you can drive through in such a short distance. Christian, you keep saying Vera is always eating but she’s still one of the cutest women on KZbin. Cheers, Stuart and Leanne 🇦🇺

[@sergebuziuski6753]

Almost 5.000 miles including off-road in two weeks without breakdown on my 4.4 V8. Hello from USA 🙂

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

@@sergebuziuski6753 Well done. My friends just did 12,000km in outback Australia in a 200 series Land Cruiser and had a warning light come on just before they got home. It was for low washer fluid😂. Cheers 👍👍

[@sergebuziuski6753]

@@scroungasworkshop4663 🤣🤣🤣

[@sweetpepsi100]

Hi Christian, I bought landrover discovery 4 Landmark in Aug 2023. At that time my car was doing only 26 mpg. Then I serviced the car myself using 5w30 oil and added ZX1 Extra Lube engine friction lubricant. My car started to give from 26 mpg to 29 mpg. I was really impressed by the lubricant and also engine ran more smoothly. Then again after 7 months later I serviced my car and this time I added STP Ceramic Engine lubricant to my 5w30 Oil. To my surprise I'm now getting 32 mpg. That is big improvement from initially 26 mpg to 32 mpg. I'm very happy now and prity impressed by the lubricant. Happy days .

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Hope you don't join the failed bearing and snapped crank group soon. We do not, under any circumstances, recommend running 5W30 or additives. And especially not together, neither in the fuel nor in the oil. Is it really worth risking a major repair just to save a couple of bucks on fuel. Adding the cost of your additive. I mean, it's an SUV and not some fuel saving little car. We understand that running a Disco, or any larger SUV, is not cheap and only for those who are willing to pay the price. Diluting the oil and making it thinner to make it more fuel economic is very dangerous on a Disco 4, especially Gen 2. 👍🙋‍♀️

[@sweetpepsi100]

@Vera_and_Christian Thank you for informing about the danger of failing component's. I would bear that in mind. Generally I change Oil about every 6 to 7 months. In my next service I will use 5w40 DPF Oil without any additives and see how the engine performs. Once again thanking you

[@adyt225]

That is the most well equipped Land Rover I’ve ever seen , what a beautiful road trip with spectacular views, if I ever owned a discovery I’d have to befriend Christian and Vera for a peaceful trip, great video guys , watching from London, uk 👍🇬🇧

[@Mr_Springy]

Another enjoyable video from LR Time. Thanks both for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻

[@dadgarage7966]

My ears plugged up many times just watching this overlanding vlog. Breathtaking scenery.

[@Bimmly]

I recently spent a great week touring the remote areas of Croatia seeking out abandonded places, there are so many and some in good condition.... it's a truly beautiful country and the p[eople are so lovely x

[@jonarnejorgensen1179]

D3 is a great car. :) I just got home from my summer holidays from north of Norway to England/Wales. Around 9600 km without any problems, except the ones i made. :D

[@Vera_and_Christian]

👌💪💪🙋‍♀️

[@angushamilton2077]

Land Rover... going places Toyota can only dream about! Thanks for taking us along on a very interesting journey.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍🙋‍♀️

[@next-horizon-overland]

Beautiful trip! Amazing. Europa has its very beautiful spots, no doubt

[@TD5rage]

Another great video. It would be great to see the Queen go on a long journey.

[@ianwheat1577]

That was brilliant lovely scenery and now everyone knows you meet some great people Great time

[@markgillespieband]

What beautiful relationships you guys have, with each other, your cars, and your viewers. Together with your great sense of humour, it makes for a fantastic channel, and if I wasn't a poor musician I'd be a Patreon supporter for sure. Thanks for the great content!

[@douglasappleby9007]

Amazing. Best trip ever. Thank you for taking us with you. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jimmcculloch3786]

Oh my, i feel as though i have been on holiday! Wow, and thank you both :)

[@ccconlan2670]

Hi christian and vera.thank you so much for sharing your break away.sundays just ain't Sundays without unless i watch lr time.your preparation is second to none.see you next sunday😊😊😊

[@tunnel7]

WOW you two are so brave do you have Helicopter back up bless you both. Vera is a right Ruffy Tuffy you two could do this for a living and make TV programmes. Good old Land Rover Discovery well done guys what a trip.

[@admranger]

Beautiful scenery! Thanks for taking us along on your journey. Packing the LR3 looks like a very precise game of Tetris that you have mastered.

[@thomaskeane429]

VERA AND CHRISTIAN your the best, WOW you have a oil Dipstick great mine is disco 4 so I don't have😅 Vera don't worry I have made the same mistake at the tolls😂. IS there anything YOU can't do Christian? Once again LAND rover discovery must be the best vehicle on the road 😊 WELL DONE, very nice scenery. Thank you Vera and Christian

[@iandonkin6762]

You should be sponsored by the European tourism board - the scenery looks stunning! The P38 looks a brave choice for modern off-roading; they have a terrible reliability record in the UK (doubtless due to poor preventive maintenance). An excellent Sunday morning episode - thanks for sharing 🙏

[@johanstenstrom4153]

Awesome video! Waiting for a video from Scandinavia. In Finland you find spots to camp where there are no people😊 You have to share the spot with brown bears, wolfs and lynxs that are louring in the woods 😅

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍one day 🙋‍♀️

[@markbielawski]

Very nice trip! 🧡 ...at least you didn't confuse Austria with Australia like you did Slovenia with Slovakia. 😉

[@themoshpitt]

Beautiful Adventure Vera and Christian. All the work on the Disco pays off with such an amazing journey. And it still made future content... these Discos are great.

[@jonathansmythe6273]

Thanks I enjoyed the vlog. It made a pleasant change from the mechanicing.

[@duplicitousdemocracy2246]

Great footage of a place I will never see in person. Vera seems compelled to tackle the most difficult terrains on her cycle, Christian, the exact opposite. Thanks to you both for taking me (and many others) on your fascinating journey. I wish I had 5% of your organisation skills.

[@LiberNoster]

Last Year I drove around 6.000 km from Germany via Austria, Hungary, Romania (visited a friend there) and Bulgaria to Athens in Greece. After a stay of 2 days in Athens i drove back through northern Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, even Italy and lastly austria and back to Germany. All this with a Dacia Duster 2 from 2019. It had nothing. Not even a light bulb went to fail. But even if Iam not old at all, my back and my some body-parts were aching. And the noise-level of the duster is bad for long trips. Iam thinking to replace it even with a LR Defender 3. Nevertheless, I like your videos und am grateful for them. And for sure: A Land Rover is a Land Rover - which I would always prefer over my Duster.

[@martvandenthillart9140]

So enjoyable to watch the two of you. Great job of the car and al your restorations! And indeed, that area of the Alps and Dolomites is amazing (and luckily low on tourists).

[@TheDaf95xf]

Good Sonntag morning Vera & Christian 😊 well what a lovely change from working on LR on you drive. Thank you both so much for taking us on your trip and sharing your adventure it was absolutely amazing 🤩 xx

[@Vera_and_Christian]

🤗🙏🙋‍♀️

[@leejordanful]

It is great to see you on holiday and doing what the Discovery does best. You do go to the most amazing, remote, places. I hope you had a great trip.

[@NeilRozee]

What a great episode Fantastic adventure, great scenery, moutain biking and impressive storage of camping gear in the boot. Keep up the great work of entertaining us all.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

🤗🙏🙋‍♀️

[@AdamUnpronounceable]

I just found your channel and love the banter you both have and am truly enjoying all of your videos. Thank you for sharing your adventures.

[@LaylaBlasko]

wow guys, what an amazing trip to my country. recognized Liznjan coast near Pula right away, and off course, the mountain tip over Platak - Guslica... was nice watching you overland trough here. enjoy life and nature

[@Vera_and_Christian]

What a nice area that was. Christian

[@moonshine3333]

Really enjoyed the journey, thanks.

[@nickkoopmans]

Hi from the Netherlands! Loved the video, thanx! The reason you will find less caravans is I think twofold; modern cars are more and more electric or hybrid. The maximum allowed towing capacity is simply not enough for a good family sized caravan. Second possible reason are campers. I don’t know why, but my god are they a hype all of a sudden. Everybody wants a camper these days. I blame social media;) Keep up the good work!!

[@hansdenotter7376]

That are mine thoughts, about this, too! 👍🏼

[@GunnarMiller]

I have a harebrained theory that it's because the (famously thrifty) Dutch are now so prosperous that they no longer drag along their own "snail houses" anymore and stay in hotels! ;-) Seriously, some of it might be changing tastes, similar to how 4x4s are now so much more available and have rendered station wagons a bit redundant ... perhaps towing a camper with a family car is now considered a bit frumpy and old-fashioned. Did license regulations change, i.e. do you now need a BE license in the Netherlands for a car/trailer combination? When I first started towing a horse trailer in Germany, I was fine with a B license, but when we bought a Land Rover Discovery 4, I had to upgrade my license. Just a thought.

[@michaelwhyte3995]

Great scenery thanks both!

[@roydibs44]

Fantastic, thank you to Christian and lovely Vera ❤❤

[@zech007]

Finally you guys can go on an adventure with the LR3, then fixing it...I'm still in the fixing/restoring phase on my LR3, years of neglect by previous owner did numbers to her. More on travel with LR3 because every youtubers with LR3 keeps on filming on coffee making and cooking then actually showing camping with LR3.

[@timwilliams2343]

Looks like a great trip. We weny to southern Norway and I think all the Dutch caravans and RVs were in Norway, like rolling road blocks. Hopefully next year they'll go to Slovakia, Slovenia.

[@ingoroemer626]

That was a great trip and the commentary was as always spot on. You guys need to get out more often 😃Thanks for sharing!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

We are actually traveling a lot, we only share little on KZbin. 👍👌🙋‍♀️

[@michaelstanley3961]

To answer the Question in the video tag....Most enthusiasts! with their free bag of spanners that comes with any Land Rover....but we love them. And your content. Keep the faith l😮ol

[@Austringer]

Vera has the best Disco

[@danwaterloo3549]

Great Trip! Very beautiful scenery, and that machine is perfectly outfitted for off-road touring.

[@johnbradley9711]

Great video, wonderful scenery! Looks like you had a great trip with some good weather. It's amazing to see those scenic passes and remote places in Europe. Thanks so much for the video.

[@CraigFrench-ry2gz]

An amazing video. So good to watch and enjoy your holiday with you. Great footage of the Landrover and the scenery. Thank you both. I’m sure all of us would love to come along and join in with the adventures. LRTime Tours 😅

[@WeAreAllDoomed-n5i]

These road trips are great! Shows what the car is capable of and great scenery. Thanks you two, great work! My favourite Germans.

[@SkywhiteChannel]

What a great trip. Amazing scenery. I know the queen isn’t as practical as an LR3 but it would look so beautiful on those trails. 😊

[@marcdavis2840]

What fantastic scenery and a great video thrown in for good measure. Thanks 👍

[@-DC-]

Christian whilst looking at Vera in the River, Impressive Very Impressive lol People nodding in agreement all over Europe ❤ Superb Channel !!

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅🙏🙋‍♀️

[@p00pie]

Absolutely beautiful and makes me want to go on an adventure.

[@kawasakiman8965]

An amazing couple and Cristian is an amazing engineer been watching these videos for quite along time I’m very impressed how well you both work together ,I’m always awaiting the next video on a Sunday we can learn a lot from your experience in motor repairs and engineering all the best from Dumfries and Galloway Scotland.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

🤗🙏🙋‍♀️

[@M444-t3y]

Beautiful scenery on your holidays, I think Germans have an excellent sense of humour, your channel is one of my favourites on KZbin and I don't even own a land rover. All the best from Liverpool England 👍

[@josephgittos3787]

Thanks for sharing and showing how the Land Rovers should be used. Its funy you bumped into some other Land rovers but didnt see any Toyota's 😜, some fantastic views in those mountains and probably even better being there and not watching on youtube

[@worldofrandometry6912]

That was a very enjoyable video from you, mixing the LR stuff with your amazing holiday.

[@garybilling6214]

Happy anniversary to you both, myself an yvonne celebrated 35 years chained together this year, hope you have a great day. great trip you both had and the scenery was spectacular.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

💪💪that is so great. we have been a couple now for 34 years, and married for 25. 👌🙋‍♀️

[@garybilling6214]

@@Vera_and_Christian ❤

[@simon-mouse8739]

Fantastic scenery 😁

[@mikeboone4425]

Good to see you out and about enjoying life . Nice break from the wrenches. Stay safe.

[@robc5955]

That was wonderful, thanks for sharing beautiful scenery, though I feel worn out just watching.

[@rods6405]

Wonderful Video! You two are a great team! Great to see you get some use from the land rover after your hard work!

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

Fabulous video , brings back memories .

[@RSMGAZ]

Nothing else just brilliant Thank you both

[@andyday9911]

Excellent video, your humor makes a very good watch! Keep up the great work content.

[@markjewers8914]

Thank you for sharing your holiday adventures with us ❤️ I’m embarrassed and very sorry to say the if you ever come to England, you’ll see lots of rubbish everywhere!! And plenty of brits think it’s acceptable to poop anywhere they think fit.

[@grahameroberts8109]

You have passed through 50 countries while I’m still getting out of NSW! Thanks for taking me with you. 🙏👍🏻🦘

[@Vera_and_Christian]

😅👍 Not only that, we also have a change in scenery all the time. 🙋‍♀️

[@Harry-zz8qn]

What a fantastic trip. Especially with the bicycles 🚲 😊

[@jimrichards3916]

You are a very clever man Christian, I take my hat off to you. And to think, some people can't even change a wheel. (if you even have one!)

[@Mrtallguy76]

What a fabulous trip, and you’ve got to love a 26” hardtail !!

[@GrevilleRyan]

My favorite team doing great things...I just love watching and enjoy the versatility of a Land Rover.... Sundays are great watching you both enjoy...

[@daveb6470]

Great video guys... I have to get out of bed now. The day is getting away but I just cannot start it until "we" have our vacation.

[@ralphcooling7583]

Wow some beautiful countryside them roads are very narrow but it beats being on the autobarn maybe quicker but not beautiful scenery. Ralph in the UK

[@Wawalsh1234]

Gorgeous scenery, gorgeous Vera😊

[@philPJS]

I've only known a few Germans in my life, and they have all had a fantastic sense of humour !! That also includes you guys, love watching your channel !!

[@MegaSkypes]

Perfect set up for that trip and it would have been great fun as you shared with us thanks showing us what the car was built for! Thanks ❤

[@richardhartley7094]

This is a tour I will have to take my disco only ever seen the Alps through an air craft window. Fabulous video👍

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

Looks like a lot of fun. I'm glad you get to use your Land Rover for some proper adventures, and get to meet some cool people as well. Don't forget to torque the wheel nuts next time, hey? I have a very nice, very long Snap-On breaker bar a friend bought for me after I tightened his wheel nuts and the wheel nearly fell off after 500km: he said it was ok, and if I was not strong enough here is some more leverage for next time. lol. We don't have much Alps down here, so thanks for showing us yours, they're fantastic and so pretty. Next time I have to run from the law (as you do) I know where I'll be going. Thanks for sharing your adventures, gives me inspiration!

[@MarkSpohr]

Good to see you getting out and about. Love the travel views.

[@FERRARIlegend1]

Christian and Vera what an amazing video joining you on your travels this scenery was really spectacular and watching your discovery working down the steep slopes I’m glad you rebuilt it great video again really loved this ❤

[@paultinwell5557]

My dream holiday... well done guys!

[@ianmarriott1124]

What a great trip you had! The scenery is absolutely stunning. I'd love to have done a trip like that when I had either my Range Rover L322 4.2 SC or my Disco 2, 4.0

[@brettclark5346]

Thank you so much for taking us on your holiday and for showing us this remarkable part(s) of the world !!

[@TheGrimReaper1]

Thank you for the tour of the eastern alps, you have now saved me and my tyres the job of doing it 😊. Good job Yogi and Booboo weren’t about to raid your picnic basket, ( they were on holiday)All the best from England.

[@robintaylor6159]

Lovely scenery ❤