Detour #244: Outback Bashing on the Birdsville Track, Australia
The ultimate outback adventure crosses no less than Four deserts in 300 miles.
Detour #236: Dhofar, So Good – An Off-Road Adventure in Oman
Ben Barry discovers Oman’s Dhofar region in an adventure-ready, all-electric Audi
Detour #218: Across the Sahara in a classic Porsche, Sudan
If you’re going to drive from Europe to South Africa, you’re going to have to cross the Sahara. And if you’re behind the wheel of an old Porsche, you’d better hope luck is on your side.
Detour #189: Monument Valley, USA
Monument Valley is surely the ultimate backdrop to any great American driving adventure.
Detour #136: Little Gobi, Mongolia
Truly “off the beaten path” Mongolia is an adventure-seeker’s dream road trip, says Abbie Synan.
5 Spectacular Spanish Drives
Mountain passes, coast roads, volcanoes and desert drives. Say hola to five of the best Detours in Spain.
Detour #99: The Empty Quarter, Oman
Gavin Green took a Range Rover on an ancient frankincense trail to Oman’s Empty Quarter in search of a lost city. A camel may well have been a better choice.
Can you take the heat of these nine desert drives?
Shimmering heat haze, mesmerising mirages and an endless vanishing point are just some of the distractions of desert driving. Could you handle these hot, lonely drives?
Detour #58: Route 50, The Loneliest Road, Nevada, USA
Large chunks of the classic road movie Vanishing Point were filmed on Nevada’s Route 50 – dubbed “The Loneliest Road in America” by Life magazine back in 1986.
Philip Lee Harvey, Photographer
Philip Lee Harvey drove hundreds of miles into the Sahara desert for one photograph.
Detour #46: Death Valley, USA
It was only a matter of minutes outside in this vast, desolate oven before we were pining for the car’s ice cold a/c.
Racing the first hybrid rally car in the world
I would enter a first-generation Toyota Prius in the Midnight Sun to Red Sea Marathon Rally. Starting from northern Sweden, we would have 5,000 miles and ten countries to cover, arriving in Jordan in just 20 days.
Detour #43: Swakopmund to Windhoek, Namibia
200 miles of parched desertscape separate Swakopmund on Namibia's Atlantic coast from its capital Windhoek. The quickest route is to take the paved B2, but the more adventurous option is to tackle the undulating gravel of the C28.
Detour #41: Jebel Jais, United Arab Emirates
The Jebel Jais road leads to a massive mountain adventure playground, but the road itself is worth the adventure alone.
Detour #24: Uluru to Alice Springs, Australia
If it’s real adventure you’re seeking, then avoid the Lasseter Highway and do as the locals do. ‘Go bush’ in a 4x4.
Detour #06: Jebel Hafeet Street, UAE
Few have any reason to visit, except for the pure thrill of the drive.