Regular Detourist Simon Heptinstall has written a new book of bizarre motoring facts and stories.

Simon Heptinstall gets his hands on the first camper conversion of VW’s new electric van.

Escaping from the Motor City Simon Heptinstall discovers a Michigan that is a world away.

Familiar place names and a very unfamiliar Lincoln Town Car made Simon Heptinstall’s meandering tour up the coast from Boston all the more memorable.

Sitting at the edge of the Brecon Beacons this stunning valley is missed by most travellers when it should be savoured, says an emotional Simon Heptinstall.

You might spend almost as much time on ferries as driving but a road trip to the 15 islands in the Outer Hebrides is like nowhere else in the United Kingdom.

What it lacks in length, the road from Rapallo to Portofino makes up for in sheer glitz, according to Simon Heptinstall.

The South West 660 is a new and soon-to-be iconic route around the British coastline from Dorset to Somerset. Simon Heptinstall helped plan it so who better to be our tour guide?

If you’re a Detourist and not just a tourist then avoid the crowded coast and head for the hills of Madeira reckons Simon Heptinstall.

Driving Puerto Rico’s Ruta Panorámica is a tropical adventure that will have anyone imaging they’re a great American author, says Simon “Hemingway” Heptinstall.

How many European countries can you drive through in a 24 hours? Simon Heptinstall once managed an even dozen.