Hit the Road
Hit the Road is the POLLEN book (in English) that celebrates van and car travel across Europe, Canada, and beyond. Format 21 × 26 cm, portraits of nomads, itineraries, and stunning road photography.
Hit the Road and leave your comfort zone behind. Climb aboard a four-wheeled home that gives you the freedom to stay wherever you want, whenever you want, and however you want. Watch the landscapes roll by, follow the urge to see what lies beyond the horizon, and escape the modern monotony.
Whether it’s the story of a couple crossing Spain, Portugal, and the UK in a Volkswagen T4 on a culinary education quest, the journey of a Honda Element traveling across Canada from coast to coast with the northern lights as their guiding star, or a group of friends driving a Porsche 944 from England to the Cape: Hit the Road invites you to follow these nomads and their travels, with breathtaking photography and all the details of their daring modes of transportation. From classic Volkswagen Bullis to restored Airstream caravans and unstoppable 4x4s. From the deserts of Africa to the snowy mountains of Mongolia: get ready to hit the road.
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Features
- Dimensions
- 21 × 26 cm
- Weight
- 1710 g
Read before leaving, reread upon return
POLLEN brings together fifteen books that all talk about the same thing: going out. You follow legendary trails with Cam Honan, a year of cycling from Amsterdam to Singapore with Martijn Doolaard, the climbing scene with Julie Ellison, motorcycle routes, converted vehicles, and days spent below zero. One title leaves the road to tell the stories of lasting crafts: forging, weaving, sake brewing. All are in English, most printed in full color, in large formats that let the photography breathe.
Manufacturing
What we hold in our hands
All in color
Most titles are printed in full color, including photographs, from Wanderlust USA to One Year on a Bike, as well as The Great Outdoors and The New Traditional.
Wide formats
The pages range from 20 x 27 cm for The Great Outdoors to 24 x 32 cm for One Year on a Bike. A size chosen for landscape images.
Hardcover
Several titles are bound in hardcover, including The New Traditional, The Great Outdoors, and One Year on a Bike. The New Traditional is also sewn-bound.
Cards and advice
The series Wanderlust, Ride Out!, and The Hidden Tracks accompany their stories with detailed maps, landmarks, and practical tips.
Authors who have been there
Cam Honan has personally explored a good portion of the trails he describes, Martijn Doolaard shares his own cycling journey, and Julie Ellison has traveled around the world climbing.
Thick volumes
256 pages for The New Traditional, 272 for The Great Outdoors, 368 for One Year on a Bike. These are books to keep, not brochures.