Destination Practicalities

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48 hours in Asheville
4 min read • Jul 1, 2013
An Art Deco jewel shimmering amid the misty Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Asheville once attracted Jazz Age luminaries like F. Scott Fitzgerald…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
Keep on truckin': a guide to overlanding
5 min read • Apr 16, 2013
So you fancy an epic adventure, but don't want to go it alone...
- road trips
- destination practicalities
Exploring Argentina and Chile by bus
4 min read • Apr 11, 2013
First-time visitors to the southern cone of South America arrive in Buenos Aires or Santiago with visions of glaciers, waterfalls, penguin colonies,…
- beaches
- activities
Consume responsibly: a road trip through Scotland's intoxicating Isle of Skye
6 min read • Mar 30, 2013
Like the finest single malt whisky, the Isle of Skye is an intoxicating distillation of all that is great about Scotland’s Highlands and islands. Its…
- food
- food and drink
Following the Beaujolais Wine Route
4 min read • Mar 15, 2013
What could be more French than sampling the fruits of the vine? And where better to do it than the enticing vineyards of Beaujolais? The picture-book…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
Ireland’s best trips: Ancient Ireland
5 min read • Mar 14, 2013
Ireland is a road-tripper's dream, with scenery and history in every direction. To turn your car into an instant time machine, all you have to do is hit…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
O'ahu's Top Scenic Drives
4 min read • Feb 27, 2013
The island of Oʻahu offers much more for adventurous travellers than just the historic streets of Honolulu and Waikiki's beach resorts. Hitting the island…
- food
- food and drink
Top 5 alternative New Zealand road trips
5 min read • Feb 26, 2013
Who can resist the urge to hit the open (and almost empty) road in New Zealand? Certainly not us...but don't forget that the country has urban adventures…
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- destination practicalities
A day-trip to North Korea's border
5 min read • Jan 15, 2013
Following orders from the US soldier to line up in a row, we stood obediently looking out into enemy lines. I cast my mind back to the waiver form I’d…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
On the Road: following Kerouac across the US
7 min read • Dec 6, 2012
The USA is a big country, and whenever anyone’s tried to define it – be they a Charles Dickens, a Mark Twain or a Stephen Fry – they’ve hit the road. So…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
Hana: not just the end of Maui's most famous road
4 min read • Nov 21, 2012
Road trippers consider the 52 miles, 59 bridges and 620 curves of the Hana Highway to be one of the finest driving roads on earth, and the ultimate option…
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- destination practicalities
Off the beaten track: an epic rail journey across Canada
6 min read • Nov 9, 2012
Until an incredible cross-country railway united its east and west coasts, Canada was largely an unpopulated wilderness. Lonely Planet Traveller author…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
Following Lincoln: the USA's best Abraham Lincoln travel sights
7 min read • Nov 8, 2012
For a guy who covered so many miles in his lifetime, Abraham Lincoln wasn't into 'travel' in the current sense. He once went by flatboat from Indiana to…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
Five road trips from airports worldwide
5 min read • Oct 30, 2012
London, Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Sydney: all great cities. But let's say you've just landed and want to get away from their urban sprawl as quickly…
- food
- food and drink
Five ways to eat well (and cheap) on the road
3 min read • Oct 30, 2012
The cry of 'Are we there yet?' often really means 'When can we eat?' There's something about the joys of a road trip – hopping in and out of the car for…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
The real (and unspoken) rules of US roads
4 min read • Oct 30, 2012
The United States is a very large place so driving cultures can be surprisingly, even hilariously diverse. Regional driving aptitude and situational…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
Road-tripping Spain’s Mediterranean coast
5 min read • Oct 22, 2012
The Mediterranean Sea spreads its calm waters over 1660km of Spanish coast, from Tarifa, the southernmost European point in the province of Cádiz, to the…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
On the road in America: travelling in the US without a car
4 min read • Aug 31, 2012
Travelling in the US without your own wheels doesn’t have to be a form of purgatory. Beat writer, Jack Kerouac, unwitting inventor of the modern American…
- lgbtqia
- connections
Seven-day guide to gay and lesbian Sydney
3 min read • Jul 16, 2012
Sydney is one of the most gay friendly cities in the world and has something on every day of the week to keep any guy or girl entertained. So if you had…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
48 hours in the Italian Lakes
6 min read • Jul 3, 2012
The Italian Lakes: the name evokes romantic images of twisty roads and James Bond car chases, palatial lakeside villas owned by movie stars, a daring…
- road trips
- destination practicalities
All-American Classic: Route 66
2 min read • Jul 1, 2012
For a classic American road trip, nothing beats good ol’ Route 66. Nicknamed the nation's 'Mother Road' by novelist John Steinbeck, this string of small…
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- destination practicalities
Hair & beauty on the road: what to pack
4 min read • Jun 27, 2012
Just because youʼre travelling doesnʼt mean you have to abandon all hope of looking presentable.