{"id":12242,"date":"2026-09-30T07:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/our-philosophy\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:38:13","slug":"our-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/en\/our-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Our philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12242\" class=\"elementor elementor-12242 elementor-12241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1l0c0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1l0c0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1l0h7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f1l0h7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n#av-filo{--pa:#F5F1E8;--pd:#C9C4B8;--pm:#8A8C86;--am:#FBD07A;--am4:#F0B24A;--hair:#2A363B;--i6:#1E282C;width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw);margin-right:calc(50% - 50vw);overflow-x:hidden;background:#0C1112;color:var(--pa);font-family:\"AVBody\",system-ui,sans-serif}\n#av-filo *{box-sizing:border-box}\n#av-filo .w{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(20px,5vw,48px)}\n#av-filo .eb{display:block;font-family:\"AVDisplay\",system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--am);margin:0 0 14px}\n#av-filo h1,#av-filo h2,#av-filo h3{font-family:\"AVDisplay\",system-ui,sans-serif;color:var(--pa);margin:0;letter-spacing:-.015em;text-wrap:balance}\n#av-filo h1{font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(40px,7.2vw,84px);line-height:.98}\n#av-filo h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--am4)}\n#av-filo h2{font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(28px,4.2vw,46px);line-height:1.05;margin-bottom:28px}\n#av-filo h3{font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(21px,2.2vw,26px);line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:12px}\n#av-filo p{margin:0 0 16px;font-size:clamp(16px,1.25vw,17.5px);line-height:1.7;color:var(--pd);max-width:62ch}\n#av-filo figure{margin:0}\n#av-filo img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:16px;background:var(--i6)}\n#av-filo .hero{padding:clamp(40px,7vw,96px) 0 clamp(48px,7vw,96px)}\n#av-filo .hero .g{display:grid;gap:clamp(28px,5vw,64px);align-items:center}\n#av-filo .hero .lead{font-size:clamp(17px,1.5vw,20px);color:var(--pd);margin-top:24px;max-width:52ch}\n#av-filo .hero figure{aspect-ratio:4\/5;max-height:680px}\n#av-filo .sec{padding:clamp(56px,8vw,112px) 0;border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}\n#av-filo .story .g{display:grid;gap:clamp(28px,5vw,64px);align-items:start}\n#av-filo .story figure{aspect-ratio:4\/5}\n#av-filo blockquote{margin:28px 0 0;padding:0 0 0 20px;border-left:2px solid var(--am4);font-family:\"AVDisplay\",system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(20px,2.2vw,26px);line-height:1.3;color:var(--pa)}\n#av-filo .pr{display:grid;gap:clamp(40px,6vw,80px);margin-top:12px}\n#av-filo .pi{display:grid;gap:clamp(20px,4vw,56px);align-items:center}\n#av-filo .pi figure{aspect-ratio:4\/3}\n#av-filo .num{display:block;font-family:\"AVDisplay\",system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(44px,5vw,64px);line-height:1;color:var(--am4);margin-bottom:10px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}\n#av-filo .stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--hair);border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden}\n#av-filo .stats div{background:#0C1112;padding:clamp(22px,3vw,34px) clamp(16px,2vw,28px)}\n#av-filo .stats b{display:block;font-family:\"AVDisplay\",system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(34px,4.4vw,54px);line-height:1;color:var(--pa);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}\n#av-filo .stats span{display:block;margin-top:8px;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--pm)}\n#av-filo .gal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:10px}\n#av-filo .gal figure{aspect-ratio:3\/4}\n#av-filo .man{text-align:left}\n#av-filo .man blockquote{border:0;padding:0;margin:0 0 20px;font-size:clamp(26px,3.6vw,44px);line-height:1.15;max-width:24ch}\n#av-filo .man cite{display:block;font-style:normal;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--am);margin-bottom:28px}\n#av-filo .cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin-top:28px}\n#av-filo .btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:48px;padding:0 26px;border-radius:999px;font-family:\"AVDisplay\",system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none}\n#av-filo .btn-a{background:var(--am4);color:#1A1206}\n#av-filo .btn-g{border:1px solid var(--hair);color:var(--pa)}\n#av-filo .btn:hover{filter:brightness(1.08)}\n@media (min-width:760px){\n #av-filo .hero .g{grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr}\n #av-filo .story .g{grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr}\n #av-filo .pi{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}\n #av-filo .pi:nth-child(even) figure{order:2}\n #av-filo .stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}\n #av-filo .gal{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}\n}\n<\/style><main id=\"av-filo\" lang=\"en\"><section class=\"hero\"><div class=\"w g\"><div><span class=\"eb\">Our philosophy<\/span><h1>We did not come to look.<br><em>We came to live it.<\/em><\/h1><p class=\"lead\">Altervan means alternative van: another way to travel. It did not start as a business. It started as an idea, and we want as many people as possible to see it.<\/p><\/div><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"864\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-864x1536.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group with the Altervan banner on the Route 66 shield, from above\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-1152x2048.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-960x1707.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-1440x2560.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-2000x3556.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila-320x569.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-route-66-parea-apo-psila.webp 2016w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sec story\"><div class=\"w g\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-1004x1536.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group inside a fallen sequoia trunk\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-1004x1536.webp 1004w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-196x300.webp 196w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-670x1024.webp 670w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-768x1174.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-1339x2048.webp 1339w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-960x1468.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos-320x489.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-sequoia-parea-kormos.webp 1440w\" \/><\/figure><div><span class=\"eb\">How it started<\/span><h2>A rented van in Brussels<\/h2><p>A trip with friends to Brussels, and somewhere along the way the idea: \u201cshall we rent a van?\u201d. Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Rotterdam. We have not stopped since.<\/p><p>The more trips we organised, the harder it got for our friends to keep up. For years Altervan was notes in a notebook. Until the day we suddenly lost a very close friend.<\/p><p>The first trip was announced publicly: the Balkans, open to anyone who wanted to come. Two vans filled up with strangers. That is where it all began.<\/p><blockquote>Life is short. Do what you want to do, now.<\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sec\"><div class=\"w\"><span class=\"eb\">What we believe<\/span><h2>Five things we will not change<\/h2><div class=\"pr\"><article class=\"pi\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1137\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni-1137x1536.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group at Oxararfoss with snow all around\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni-1137x1536.webp 1137w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni-222x300.webp 222w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni-758x1024.webp 758w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni-768x1038.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni-960x1297.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni-320x432.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-oxararfoss-xioni.webp 1332w\" \/><\/figure><div><span class=\"num\">01<\/span><h3>The day starts early<\/h3><p>We wake up early and are on the road before the crowds arrive. Some days at four, for a sunrise you will not see again. At midday we do not lose two hours at a table: we grab something on the way and keep going. The table comes in the evening, all together. We want every day to give us everything it has.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pi\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"982\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-982x1536.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group with arms up in front of the jungle lodge\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-982x1536.webp 982w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-192x300.webp 192w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-655x1024.webp 655w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-768x1201.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-1310x2048.webp 1310w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-960x1501.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-1440x2252.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-2000x3128.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla-320x500.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-zougkla.webp 2160w\" \/><\/figure><div><span class=\"num\">02<\/span><h3>Travellers, not customers<\/h3><p>In the van there is no \u201cI paid, so serve me\u201d. There is a crew that travels together and looks out for each other. A traveller is happy with a toastie by a river and does not hunt for the trendiest restaurant. If you do not mind roughing it a little, you are in the right place. If you want all inclusive, others do it better than we do.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pi\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-selfie-reykjavik.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"A group selfie on Reykjavik&#039;s rainbow street\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-selfie-reykjavik.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-selfie-reykjavik-241x300.webp 241w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-selfie-reykjavik-823x1024.webp 823w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-selfie-reykjavik-768x956.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-selfie-reykjavik-960x1195.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-selfie-reykjavik-320x398.webp 320w\" \/><\/figure><div><span class=\"num\">03<\/span><h3>The van is our living room<\/h3><p>It gets into cities, takes gravel roads and reaches places coaches cannot. Inside there is music, conversations that do not happen anywhere else, and the jokes you will still be telling years later.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pi\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"864\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-864x1536.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group under a rock arch in Arizona\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-1152x2048.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-960x1707.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo-320x569.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-parea-kato-apo-to-toxo.webp 1440w\" \/><\/figure><div><span class=\"num\">04<\/span><h3>A plan, yes. A \u201cmust\u201d, no<\/h3><p>Behind every trip there is serious planning, with a plan B and a plan C. The stress of organising stays with us. If we see something on the way, we stop. And when something goes wrong, it usually becomes the story you remember most.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pi\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1008\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-blue-lagoon.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group in the warm water of the Blue Lagoon\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-blue-lagoon.webp 1008w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-blue-lagoon-300x277.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-blue-lagoon-768x710.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-blue-lagoon-960x888.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-blue-lagoon-320x296.webp 320w\" \/><\/figure><div><span class=\"num\">05<\/span><h3>Strangers for the first hour<\/h3><p>Three in four come solo. For the first hour nobody knows anybody, then the ice breaks. Friendships have lasted years, and couples who met in the van have got married.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sec\"><div class=\"w\"><div class=\"stats\"><div><b>4,500+<\/b><span>travellers<\/span><\/div><div><b>42<\/b><span>countries<\/span><\/div><div><b>450+<\/b><span>roadtrips<\/span><\/div><div><b>5.0<\/b><span>316 Google reviews<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sec\"><div class=\"w\"><span class=\"eb\">This is what it looks like<\/span><h2>Real crews, real moments<\/h2><div class=\"gal\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iaponia-parea-skalia-kiyomizu-dera-768x1024.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The whole group on the steps of Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iaponia-parea-skalia-kiyomizu-dera-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iaponia-parea-skalia-kiyomizu-dera-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iaponia-parea-skalia-kiyomizu-dera-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iaponia-parea-skalia-kiyomizu-dera-960x1280.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iaponia-parea-skalia-kiyomizu-dera-320x427.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iaponia-parea-skalia-kiyomizu-dera.webp 1332w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou-847x1024.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group on the far bank of the Amazon, in another country\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou-847x1024.webp 847w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou-248x300.webp 248w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou-768x929.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou-1270x1536.webp 1270w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou-960x1161.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou-320x387.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kolomvia-parea-simaia-perou.webp 1440w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"659\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas-659x1024.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The whole group under the northern lights\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas-659x1024.webp 659w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas-193x300.webp 193w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas-768x1194.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas-988x1536.webp 988w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas-960x1493.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas-320x498.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/islandia-extended-parea-selas.webp 1200w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-yosemite-parea-768x1024.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The group in front of El Capitan in Yosemite\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-yosemite-parea-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-yosemite-parea-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-yosemite-parea-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-yosemite-parea-960x1280.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-yosemite-parea-320x427.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-yosemite-parea.webp 1440w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-686x1024.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"In rain ponchos at Thingvellir, Iceland\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-686x1024.webp 686w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-201x300.webp 201w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-768x1147.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-1029x1536.webp 1029w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-1372x2048.webp 1372w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-960x1433.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa-320x478.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/islandia-parea-thingvellir-adiavroxa.webp 1440w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-576x1024.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"The whole group in front of the Golden Gate\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-1152x2048.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-960x1707.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea-320x569.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/west-usa-golden-gate-parea.webp 1440w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sec man\"><div class=\"w\"><blockquote>A true traveller does not count the places they stood, but the moments that changed them.<\/blockquote><cite>Anastasis, founder of Altervan<\/cite><p>This is what we want to grow. More people travelling with their eyes open, with a crew they did not know that morning and stories that do not fit in a photo.<\/p><h2 style=\"margin:40px 0 0\">Are you in?<\/h2><div class=\"cta\"><a class=\"btn btn-a\" href=\"\/en\/roadtrips\/\">See the trips<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-g\" href=\"\/en\/about\/\">About us<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/main>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12242","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altervan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}