A lap of the world’s largest freshwater lake will always make for an epic road trip, says Peter Carriveau.

Truly “off the beaten path” Mongolia is an adventure-seeker’s dream road trip, says Abbie Synan.

Most people visit Franschhoek for the delicious wine, but the Franschhoek Pass is an even tastier treat for keen drivers, reckons Sudhir Matai.

Larger than life metal sculptures in the middle of the desert? No, you’re not hallucinating as the southern California summer starts wearing you down on the drive through the largest park in the state.

Put on your warmest coat and your studded tyres and join us as we reveal ten of the world’s best winter road trips.

The first official Alpine Pass ever built also happens to be the best for drivers, as Simon Heptinstall can attest.

Nathan Munn recalls blazing a trail from the west to the east coast of Canada with his band in two VW vans.

South Africa’s Coastal Garden Route offers 124 miles of driving pleasure from Mossel Bay to the Storms River, the border between the Western and the Eastern Cape. It’s a drive Elsa Dixon knows like the back of her hand.

Sudhir “Banzai” Matai goes in search of Vito Corleone as he follows the route of one of the world’s oldest road races.

Simon Heptinstall takes on one of Britain’s steepest climbs, which would have even Wordsworth breathless.

Imagine if all your favourite features were found on one single stretch of road. Twists, turns, climbs and falls, forests, tunnels, bridges and vistas to make you brake to standstill and grab your camera. It’s the smash hits of road trips: an incredible compilation album.

Dan Trent takes a literal detour, branching off the busy road to Stranraer and into the hills of Dumfries and Galloway to explore hidden tarmac treasures beyond

It’s all about the sea and what you see on this World Heritage Site drive, says Simon Heptinstall.

Remarkable by name, remarkable by nature, this mountain pass in New Zealand needs to be on your southern hemisphere road trip list.

North Wales, North Coast 500, Nordschleife? You can keep ‘em, says Sim Mainey.

Pardon the pun but the Himalayas represent the peak of driving fun in India, says Paranjay Dutt.

Avoid the European coastal clichés and head to Croatia for a seashore drive to savour. Simply sit back and enjoy a fantasy made reality– twisting round sea cliffs with a panorama of islands stretching to the horizon and skirting pine forests hanging above glittering sandy beaches. Expect to cross mountains where you’ll rise high for distant views and then drop down to drive along the water’s edge as the Adriatic Highway twists and turns along the whole length of Croatia’s coast.

If you feel the need for speed then Bonneville should be on your bucket list, says Gavin Conway.

Charging across Europe from London to the fastest circuit on the Formula 1 calendar, over alpine passes and autostrada, is a drive Gavin Conway will always savour.

Jaw-droppingly beautiful and, for the most part, sparsely populated, road tripping north of the border is an utter joy. Even if the weather occasionally gets in the way.