It’s the ultimate joy of the journey that fuels most successful road trips;the search for adventure on the road and the never quite knowing what’s going to be around the next corner.
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Having your own set of wheels can be the ultimate ticket to freedom,the difference between following the crowd and travelling beyond the tourist traps.
If you’re jumping in the car for your next holiday,there are certain items you are going to want to pack. Make sure you don’t pull out of the driveway without these essentials.
Although it officially vanished 40 years ago,the remnants of Route 66 still offer a glimpse of the “real America”.
Africa isn’t the location that always springs to mind for a car journey,but it’s one that will provide endless adventures and memories.
Want to test your driving skills and nerves without getting too wild? Then tackle these regular,surfaced tourist roads if you dare.
In 1986,Life magazine described Nevada’s Route 50 as “totally empty”. Nevada tourism turned the put-down into a marketing slogan.
In this extract from Lonely Planet’s Epic Road Trips of Europe,we offer a selection of drives in different parts of the continent.
Weaving along the Drakensberg escarpment,South Africa’s Panorama Route delivers geological wonders and splendid views.
I quickly became the trip laughing stock as I whiled away sunny days in search of a charging station – rumoured to be owned by the mafia.
I never planned to drive across the US. But when our leisurely rail journey is upended due to a strike,a road adventure of cultural contradictions begins.
Don’t be blinkered by Japan’s famed train system:there are good reasons to drive,and you might find it easier than you imagine.
From the red rocks of Route 66 to the Pampa of Patagonia;hit the road in the Americas for some of the world’s most scenic detours.
Five of the US’ most photogenic national parks can be ticked off – one per day – on a memory card-sapping,five-day drive from Vegas to Denver.
“I was surprised,” Jack Kerouac writes in On The Road,“by how easy the act of leaving was. And how good it felt.”
From Newfoundland’s brutally beautiful landscapes to the ice roads of the Northwest Territories,you’re spoilt for choice in Canada.
The beauty of driving around Scotland is how close the cities are to the countryside. Castle,lochs and lush mountains abound,the traffic is light and there are no tolls.