Ibérica Overland on What You Should Know About Overlanding in Spain

Overlanding Spain & the Balkans: Iberica Overland on Spomeniks, DIY Campers, and Travel Tips Host Ashley Giordano records from northern Spain with Enrique and Eva of Iberica Overland, who share how they moved from off-roading and backpacking into vehicle-based travel, documentary filmmaking, and creating their YouTube channel during COVID. They describe multiple overland trips through the Balkans to photograph Yugoslav WWII memorial “spomeniks,” remote abstract monuments often overlooked locally, and explain their history, scale, and atmosphere. The pair also detail building a lightweight, compact wedge-style canopy camper for their 2016 Ford Ranger, how the prototype evolved, and how it led to a small handmade camper business in northern Spain. They then offer practical guidance for traveling Spain, including its 17 autonomous communities, regional languages and landscapes, trail access differences by region, wild camping legal gray areas, and cultural tips like meal schedules, tapas, and siesta hours. Full snow notes available at Overland Journal PodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.