Jan Kalmar, Automotive Adventurer and Entrepreneur
When he’s not building retro hypercars and restomod Porsches, Jan Kalmar hosts incredible driving adventures all over the planet. But what’s his favourit?
Detour #330: Riding High on the Laguna Route, Bolivia
One of the highest navigable routes in the world, the Ruta de Las Lagunas is an off-road adventure with many risks, but just as many rewards.
Around the World in 90 Days by Morgan
We raise a chapeau to the Frenchmen who drove the world in their Morgans back in 1994.
Detour #329: In Search of the Karoo, South Africa
South Africa’s Karoo offers open roads, big skies and plenty of 19th Century charm – but where exactly does it start and finish?
The Greatest Ever Road Race is to Run Again in South America
Bespoke Rallies is bringing back the Grand Prix of South America to capture the spirit of the 1948 original marathon event.
Detour #328: Art & Engineering – London to Bristol by Bentley, UK
With a Bentley Continental GTC at Detour’s disposal we explore the works of Brunel and Banksy, taking the longer way between London and Bristol.
Detour Pit Stop #132: Mollie’s Motel & Diner, Bristol, UK
The Mollie’s recipe of an American-inspired diner and motel with a dash of modern sophistication is replicated at its Bristol venue.
Detour #327: Traversing the Tara Canyon, Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro
It’s hard to believe that the Tara Canyon’s wild landscape of deep gorges, glacial lakes and a Mordor-like moorland is even in europe.
Detour Pit Stop #131: Frontier Vintage Station, Wyoming, USA
Want to bed down with a brace of American classic cars? Then Frontier Vintage Station in Gillette, Wyoming is the AirBnB for you.
Detour #326: A Heavenly Drive on The Highway of Stars, Chile
The Atacama desert is where Detourism meets astrotourism on a drive around the astronomical triangle.
Porsche Patents “Tunnel Mode” to Add Aural Pleasure to Road Trips
If you’ve love driving then you’ll know the drill. As you enter the mouth of a tunnel you drop the windows, drop down a gear and up the revs to experience the echo of engine against the walls.
Detour #325: Powered by the Sun across Europe’s Only Desert, Spain
Go to Granada for the city’s historic streets, stay for the fabulous food, and leave to explore the amazing roads of the Sierra Nevada region and Gorafe desert beyond.
The World’s First Motel Welcomed Weary Travellers 100 Years Ago
America’s early automobilists driving across the country would have to camp by the roadside until the Milestone Motel opened in December 1925.
10 of England’s Most Haunted Highways to Brave this Halloween
If you’re brave enough to undertake some car-based ghost hunting this All Hallows Eve then there’s no shortage of haunted roads to discover across England.
The Stelvio Pass is 200 Years Old
Two centuries ago possibly the most famous mountain pass… in the world was completed.
Detour #324: A Little Lotus in a Big Country, USA
Ross Robbins took his tiny Elan on a massive journey of discovery, to reach the furthest points in the contiguous Continental United States.
This Unstoppable S2000 Just Drove from Spain to Japan
A Honda S2000 is an unlikely car for an overland adventure, but one owner just drove his all the way from Spain to Japan.
Detour #323: From Belize to Panama on the Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American highway is much more than just a bridge between continents, it’s one of the last great driving adventures.
Britain’s 20 Best Roads as Voted by Drivers
According to a survey of 2,000 drivers, the road from Kendal to Keswick in the Lake District is Britain’s best drive.
Detour #322: Of Cars and Men – John Steinbeck’s California, USA
Take a drive around Monterey and Salinas to discover stories of Steinbeck and contemporary car culture.