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Chile road trips: exploring Sur Chico by car
4 min read • May 23, 2012
A little trepidation about driving oneself around South America would be understandable: a joy ride through much of Venezuela at the moment wouldn't be…
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- GGhost town hunting in the American West
4 min read • Apr 27, 2012
Nothing guarantees a Wild West adventure like exploring ghost towns, from abandoned mines where lucky prospectors once struck it rich to dusty frontier…
- TThe USA's 10 best motorcycle roads
4 min read • Apr 24, 2012
A great road is a great road, but if you’re riding a motorcycle, you’re looking for something special: twisties, vistas, turnouts, that perfect stretch of…
- SSuper-sized stops: roadside attractions worth braking for
4 min read • Apr 2, 2012
As a Canadian kid stewing away in the car’s backseat during a province-long family drive, I was resigned to staring out the half-rolled-down child-proof…
- How to travel with friends (and not want to kill them)
3 min read • Mar 26, 2012
I have two permanent, oddly positioned bald spots on my head. Though my mother claims they’re from a scalp thing I had as a kid, I have it on good…
- TThe scenic route: Ireland's most picturesque drives
4 min read • Mar 14, 2012
The Emerald Isle is renowned for its spellbinding scenery. And while state-of-the-art main roads and motorways now link its cities and towns, there are…
- JJourneying through Jordan by car
3 min read • Mar 12, 2012
Jordan is probably not the first country to spring to mind if you’re thinking about taking a road trip, but there’s a multitude of reasons why this Middle…
- SSix weird vehicles you can drive with no training whatsoever
3 min read • Mar 1, 2012
Helicopters may be the coolest form of transport in existence. I’ve often daydreamed about getting behind the wheel (or, erm, stick?) and piloting one…
- Along the wine route through Israel's Negev desert
6 min read • Feb 27, 2012
Like most deserts, the Negev is usually associated with sand, rock and the odd camel. Yet this seemingly dry and arid region in southern Israel is also…
- How to travel in Europe
5 min read • Feb 20, 2012
Fifty sovereign states. 10,180,000 sq km. 738,200,000 people. The word ‘Europe’ does little to convey the diversity found within, which can make it a…
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- CCancún and the Riviera Maya
4 min read • Feb 10, 2012
Yearning for sun, sand and eye-popping natural beauty? A trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula – and its crowning resort developments in Cancún and the…
- How to explore Namibia in 9 simple steps
5 min read • Feb 9, 2012
From desert elephants to colonial towns which suggest a piece of Bavaria in the sands, in Namibia there is a richness of life in even the sparsest setting…
- GGet out on the highway
4 min read • Feb 6, 2012
From a trans-African odyssey to the glamour of Amalfi by way of the wild western fringe of New Zealand's South Island, these magnificent routes will leave…
- AAmerica's legendary drives
2 min read • Feb 6, 2012
With over four million miles of highway, the USA offers more road trips than anyone could tackle in one lifetime. Whether you’re itching to peek into Wild…
- Australia's wildest road trip
4 min read • Feb 1, 2012
Stretching across Australia’s northwest corner, the road from Darwin to Broome runs through one of the world’s last great wildernesses. This is a land…
- An insider's guide to driving in Italy
4 min read • Jan 31, 2012
So you're ready to go. You've booked your flight, arranged your accommodation and organised a hire car. Awaiting is a week of motoring through Italy's…
- EExploring Scotland by road
4 min read • Jan 30, 2012
Scotland offers a heady mix of rugged scenic beauty and historical delights. Whether you're up for urbane city pastimes, outdoor activities or sampling…
- The land of fire and ice: touring Iceland's Golden Circle
3 min read • Nov 3, 2011
The stark beauty of Iceland's wild scenery. Photograph by David Noton
- How to take a broke-ass road trip
4 min read • Jul 26, 2011
There’s a saying that goes, ‘The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco’. It’s credited to Mark Twain, but that’s a lie; nobody really…
- AAustria's long and winding road: beauty on every bend
3 min read • Jul 20, 2011
Hairpin bends: 36. Length: 48km. Average slope gradient: 9%. Those are the vital stats of Austria's Grossglockner High Alpine Road, one of Europe’s…
- On the road in Cuba
6 min read • Jul 14, 2011
'The road is life,' wrote seminal American author Jack Kerouac in the 1950s, inadvertently summing up Cuba's post-Special Period transport system in just…