All Aboard!

Life in the car: A family of five escapes

One family’s fascinating search for freedom

Trending topics - work-life balance and minimalism

A family swaps the rat race for real freedom.

Family Johannsen are living a freedom of which others can only dream. Their home is a converted Mercedes bus. Their children’s school is real life. Their destination is nowhere. They are travelling. The family of five consciously decided against the pressures of modern life to perform and succeed, and swapped house, work and security for freedom, adventure and self-determination. The five of them together in the car are looking for what normally gets lost in day-to-day life: real togetherness, closeness to nature and time to experience the moment. The fascinating story of a special family and an aware and authentic life.

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  • Publisher: Knaur TB
  • Release: 01.04.2020
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-79079-3
  • 232 Pages
  • Authors: Diana JohannsenPercy Johannsen
All Aboard!
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Diana Johannsen

Percy and Diana Johannsen worked for MTV before they dared to take the leap into self-employment with their own yoga studio and a vegan catering service. Children, house and a load of responsibilities; the hamster wheel was spinning increasingly faster until suddenly their son no longer wanted to go to school. The family saw it as an opportunity to fundamentally question their lives. In 2016, the five of them took a radical step: they gave up everything, logged off and went travelling. Since then the Johannsen family have alternated living between Germany, Portugal and in the car.

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Percy Johannsen

Percy and Diana Johannsen worked for MTV before they dared to take the leap into self-employment with their own yoga studio and a vegan catering service. Children, house and a load of responsibilities; the hamster wheel was spinning increasingly faster until suddenly their son no longer wanted to go to school. The family saw it as an opportunity to fundamentally question their lives. In 2016, the five of them took a radical step: they gave up everything, logged off and went travelling. Since then the Johannsen family have alternated living between Germany, Portugal and in the car.