Is there any other country where the Romance of the Road Trip is so strong? There’s simply so much on offer that when planning a driving adventure you’re spoiled for choice. Try these five for starters.

Did you know that London has a string of seven beaches? Neither did we until we got hold of a beach car and went exploring the city.

Driving the Yellowhead Highway is, quite literally, a dream made real for James Hearne.

Miguel de Cervantes’ hero defined the term quixotic for his fantastical adventures. A road trip from Madrid to Ciudad Réal is very real, but no less fantastic.

Ben Barry drives as far north as Kim Jon Un will allow.

Across the flat fenlands of Lincolnshire you’ll find some of the straightest roads in the UK, but if you know where to look there are brilliant bends to be discovered.

Time travelling in a futuristic MG Cyberster, John Mahoney returns to a road full of memories.

Sudhir ‘Banzai’ Matai heads into the wild as he explores the Valley of the Baboons.

A road trip in Slovenia is like journeying into a pastoral past, discovers Charlotte Vowden, even when you’re doing it in an EV of the future.

High in the Pyrenees mountains, on the Col du Portillon, there’s a brief moment where your front wheels will be in Spain, while the rears remain in France.

Ben Barry explores New Zealand’s epic coast-to-coast route through the Southern Alps in the cheapest hire car available.

There’s more to Italy’s Lake District than Clooney’s Como as Nik Berg finds out – with a little help from Maserati. 

A classic British sports car and this classic French alpine pass make for a perfect Pyrenean Detour.

Tranquil, mysterious and packed with cracking driving roads Orkney is awesome in any vehicle – even a broken one.

Ask a local and they will say you have not seen the Grand Canyon unless see it from the North Rim – and there is one very special road that can take you to the best view of all, bar none. Especially if you drive it when the sun goes down.

The Wye Valley lays claim to being the first place ever described as picturesque. Detour discovers why – and Wye.

Griff Gough-Walters drove a tiny Hyundai i10 2,500 miles from London to North Africa in four days, and then a month later, did the return journey in three. 

What better way to explore Bentley’s London history than in a modern interpretation of his most famous model?

Detour favourite California 33 has been crowned Road of the Year 2024 by Hagerty in its first annual award highlighting the best routes for drivers in the USA.

The greater the effort, the sweeter the reward. It’s a phrase that couldn’t be more true of braving the Beartooth Highway.