Welcome to our blog

Hi, we’re Janneke and Konstantin Holzner.

We’re currently on a rather epic Pan-American Adventure which you can read all about on our website (but, we’ll be honest, we’re much better at updating instagram, facebook, Twitter (@guidiary) and sometimes YouTube.

This trip has been quite the adventure so far. We started in July 2017, shipping our awesome old self-converted Austrian Fire Truck (yup, it was red and had a siren and everything!) to Halifax on the east coast of Canada.

We spent an amazing summer driving across Canada and up to Alaska. And then, well, we had an accident. A ‘hitting black ice and writing off our beloved van’ kind of accident. Oops. Not in the plan. We spent a rather long time throwing money and love to try and resurrect our lovely truck. But, alas, by January 2018 we decided to move onto plan B.

This involved flying to San Diego, buying two bicycles, and cycling south. And, well, it’s a bit of a change. But, so far, we’re still loving life!

If you’d like to read more about our journey – we’ve also written a chapter in the Big Book of Yes – you can buy it here on kindle or paperback. .

 

About Konstantin

Hi, I’m Konstantin. I just finished my PhD in physics in London and at the same time converted an old fire engine into a camper van. Oh, and we also got married just days after my viva, but of course Janneke did most of the organising for that. I’ve always been very outdoorsy, and now that we’re finally on the trip we’ve been dreaming about for so long, I try and take every opportunity to hike, run, climb, kayak, canoe, etc. in the amazing landscapes we’re driving through.

Happy adventuring!

About Janneke

I’m the organisational might behind the operation that is travelling the Pan-Am highway. I can usually be found scouting Information Centre’s for new leaflets and guides to the next areas we’re visiting. I also like walking up mountains slowly, singing along loudly to music, and cleaning bugs off the fire engine windscreen.

 

 

 

About Guidiary

When researching for trips I always found it difficult to find all the practical information I needed together with a good story and some nice pictures to inspire me. Originally, the idea for Guidiary was to provide both practical travel guides and engaging stories on my travels in the same place (guides + diaries = Guidiary).

Over the years it’s evolved into more of a blog than actual travel guides, but we always try to include some useful information on our trips in the blog entries (this is usually summarised at the bottom of each post).

For regular updates and related topics, follow @Guidiary on Twitter. We’re also on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. To get in touch with any questions or feedback, please leave a comment on the blog entries or email Konstantin@guidiary.com.