Palm Springs is a glamorous oasis in the desert and the Parker is the place to stay, finds James Mills. Especially for a roadtrip on the nearby Palms to Pines Scenic Byway.

Ristorante Montana is quite simply the Ferrari of restaurants. Or maybe that’s the restaurant of Ferrari.

Time has stood still at the Pen-y-Gwryd. Take a seat in the bar, lift your gaze to the ceiling and there are the signatures of explorers including Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay.

The hotel is moments from the start of the Flüela Pass, with the very best of Swiss driving all within reach.

Rising 1,100ft from the floor of the Tarn gorge this Norman Foster designed wonder is the tallest bridge on the planet.

The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is a rareified environment where the beautiful people like to go.

A great drive is made even better by a great stopover with an equally great view.

This is where gastro pub meets gasoline.

Makes for a great ironic Instagram shot, doesn't it?

Mrs Orcutt's 4.1-mile driveway was used as an illegal test track by car magazines and drag racers throughout the 1970s and 80s

They stand, noses down, rear wheels upended, tail fins pointing skywards towards Cadillac heaven.

Buried deep beneath the mountains between Laerdal and Aurland is the world’s longest road tunnel.