KEEP UP WITH CAR.
Honest Travel Guides, Itineraries & Vlogs From Places I’ve Actually Explored
Just scouting my way through the world, immersing myself in the places, people and stories that make travel worth it, because it’s not about the miles, it’s the stories that matter.
START PLANNING
Where Do You Want to Go?
Start with a destination or jump straight into one of my most useful travel guides. Everything here is based on places I’ve actually explored, filmed or road-tripped myself.
ALL DESTINATIONS
Browse everywhere I’ve travelled and find the destination guides already live on the blog.
NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUIDE
New Zealand is where dramatic mountains, turquoise lakes, wild coastlines and ridiculously scenic roads exist all in one spot.
INDONESIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Island guides, itineraries, volcanoes, beaches and everything you need to start planning Indonesia.
MAURITIUS TRAVEL GUIDE
Beaches, wildlife, road trips, whale watching and everything I learned exploring the island.
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 beautiful landscapes, cultural curiosity, ridiculously detailed planning, honest opinions and the occasional trip that goes spectacularly off-script.
TRIED, TESTED & WORTH THE TRIP
Featured Travel Guides
These are some of the destinations I know best, with detailed guides covering what to do, how long to stay, where to base yourself and the things I wish I had known before going.
DRAGONS & LIVEABOARDS
Komodo National Park
THE ISLAND THAT HAS IT ALL
Bali Travel Guide
ISLAND HOPPING
Nusa Island Travel Guide
WILD ROAD TRIPS
Sumba Travel Guide
REMOTE ISLAND
Rote Travel Guide
TROPICAL HOLIDAY
Mauritius Travel Guide
WATCH THE JOURNEY
The Guides Tell You How. The Vlogs Show You What It’s Really Like.
This is where Keep Up With Car started. The vlogs show everything that doesn’t fit neatly inside a travel guide: the people, the road trips, the ridiculous decisions, the places that completely surprised me and the moments when the plan went spectacularly wrong.
If you like travel with personality rather than another cinematic montage of somebody walking away from a drone, you’ll probably feel at home here.
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.
PLAN THE TRIP
Start With an Itinerary
Know roughly where you want to go but not how to put the trip together? These itineraries take care of the annoying part: deciding what fits, what doesn’t and which route actually makes sense.
ITINERARY
3 Weeks In Indonesia
ITINERARY
2 Weeks In Bali
ITINERARY
7 Days In Rote
COMPARE THE ISLANDS
Plan Your Next Trip
Know roughly where you want to go but not how to put the trip together? These itineraries take care of the annoying part: deciding what fits, what doesn’t and which route actually makes sense.
ISLANDS
Most Amazing Islands In Indonesia
ADVENTURE
Best Volcanic Hikes In Indonesia
UNDERWATER
Best Snorkeling Spots In Bali
BRAND COLLABORATIONS
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.
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