Road Trips

Oct 30, 2012 • 5 min read

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…

Oct 30, 2012 • 3 min read

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…

Oct 30, 2012 • 4 min read

The United States is a very large place so driving cultures can be surprisingly, even hilariously diverse. Regional driving aptitude and situational…

Aug 31, 2012 • 4 min read

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…

Jul 3, 2012 • 6 min read

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…

Jul 1, 2012 • 2 min read

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…

Jun 27, 2012 • 4 min read

Just because youʼre travelling doesnʼt mean you have to abandon all hope of looking presentable.

Jun 25, 2012 • 3 min read

A funny thing happened on the way to Cape York. We were five women, driving the 4WD track together. Other travellers always said ‘But you’re travelling…

Jun 22, 2012 • 5 min read

This itinerary from Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips, written by local expert authors Amy Balfour, Alison Bing, Jennifer Denniston, Lisa Dunford and Karla…

Jun 20, 2012 • 11 min read

Roadtripping in Autumn can be an especially photogenic time, and the US affords some lush landscape to motor through. Here are 10 trips for fall across…

Jun 10, 2012 • 2 min read

The earth's second-longest peninsula, Baja encompasses more than 700 miles of the mystical, ethereal, majestic and untamed. Some feel the rush of…

Jun 4, 2012 • 4 min read

It is hard to leave the soulful plazas and glass-clinking cafes of Québec City, but a journey beyond the walled town brings big rewards. Blue whales,…

May 23, 2012 • 4 min read

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…

May 10, 2012 • 4 min read

Ever thought that self-powered metal thing in your garage – aka your bike – could take you around the world? Because it can! You don't have to be a world…

Apr 27, 2012 • 4 min read

Nothing guarantees a Wild West adventure like exploring ghost towns, from abandoned mines where lucky prospectors once struck it rich to dusty frontier…

Apr 24, 2012 • 4 min read

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…

Apr 13, 2012 • 4 min read

Often overlooked, the old national highways (with route numbers preceded by 'US') offer some incredible north-south journeys – and authentic journeys of…

Apr 2, 2012 • 4 min read

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…

Mar 26, 2012 • 3 min read

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…

Mar 14, 2012 • 4 min read

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…

Mar 12, 2012 • 3 min read

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…

Feb 27, 2012 • 6 min read

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…