Honest travel guides, itineraries & vlogs
Keep up
with Car.
It’s not about the miles, it’s the stories that matter.
Pick a trip
Start with a ready-to-go itinerary
Ready-made routes for one week, two weeks or longer, so you can stop staring at a map and actually start planning the trip.
013 Weeks in IndonesiaJava’s volcanoes, Bali, Nusa Penida, Gili Air and Lombok.View the itinerary →
023 Weeks in JapanTokyo, Mount Fuji, the Nakasendo, Kyoto and Osaka, day by day.View the itinerary →
032 Weeks in MauritiusThree bases, with beaches, hikes and waterfalls in between.View the itinerary →
0410 Days in New ZealandA South Island campervan road trip, day by day.View the itinerary →
Where will you go next?
Or pick your country
Places I’ve explored. Stories to take with you.
Published country guides
Island hopping, volcano hikes and places I’ve called home.
Neon cities, quiet temples and far too many snacks.
Beaches with actual adventure.
An island built for road trips.
Tried, tested & worth the trip
Find your next guide
Pick a destination and dive in. Every guide is built on our own trips, from island hopping in Indonesia to road trips through New Zealand, with honest tips on where to go, what it costs and what is actually worth your time.
Popular guides
Road trips & adventures
Behind the camera
Hi, I’m Carlijn!
I’m ‘Car’, a Dutch travel vlogger and the creator behind Keep Up With Car. I started filming my travels because I loved the stories that happened between the beautiful places just as much as the destinations themselves. Somewhere along the way, the vlogs turned into detailed travel guides too.
Everything you find here starts with a real trip. I share the places I loved, the ones I wouldn’t rush back to, the routes that make sense and the things I wish somebody had warned me about beforehand. Expect honest opinions and the occasional trip that goes spectacularly off-script.
Fresh from Japan
New on the blog
The newest guides from our Japan trip, written while the memories (and the snacks) were still fresh. Real routes, real prices and the things we would do differently, so you can start planning with the city you are heading to first.
Behind the guides
The pictures behind the words
Everything on this site starts with a real trip, and the vlogs are the pictures behind the words. Watch the routes, the food, the plot twists and the honest verdicts, and see what a place actually feels like before you go.
Latest vlog · Japan
My guide to all the must-see spots in Tokyo, in one video.
The travel letter
Keep up with the next adventure
New travel guides, freshly tested itineraries, upcoming destinations, new vlogs and the occasional story that probably should have stayed off the internet. No daily spam. I don’t have the organizational skills for that anyway.
- New guides
- Tested itineraries
- New vlogs
Work With Me
Looking to collaborate with a travel creator who knows how to tell a story, not just hold a product next to a sunset? I work with hotels, tourism boards, travel brands, lifestyle brands, family travel products, apps, experiences, and destination-based businesses that fit naturally into the Keep Up With Car world.