After a hard day, or night, of UFO hunting in Area 51, it’s nice to know that there’s a good hostelry you can repair to.

French street artist Ememem is on a quest to beautify the battered roads of Europe.

A g’day – or a more likely a g’week or more – is guaranteed if you take a drive Down Under on one of these remarkable routes.

Whenever Bill Dunn felt Cornwall calling he would just jump in his car and drive. Even when there was sometimes a slim chance of making it.

This little-known Austrian road is likened by locals to a cable car – as it goes straight up a mountain. The route rises 5,000ft… in just seven miles.

Ferrari has re-opened the doors of its Cavallino restaurant with a Michelin-starred chef taking over what was once the works canteen.

Incredibly steep and probably more suited to sheep, the Hardknott Pass is a right of passage for drivers and cyclists, says Simon Heptinstall.

‘The right crowd and no crowding’. That may sound like the perfect covid-friendly slogan, but it’s one Brooklands has coined since the 1930s.

Staycationers in the UK will be able to get a free Alfa Romeo Stelvio just by booking a hotel or cottage this autumn.

For most road trippers circumnavigating Australia would be a journey of months, maybe even years. John Mahoney did it less than a week. Non stop.

Imagine a car museum, packed with your favourite TV and movie machines, but where the exhibits are actually for sale. Well, that’s Volo Cars.

During the COVID lockdown driving online provided much-needed camaraderie and escape, says Nik Berg.

From the hutongs of Beijing to the majesty of the Great Wall, driving in China is a culture shock for Gavin Conway.

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

More than two million people visit the Germany’s legendary Nürburgring every year. Consequently there’s no shortage of accommodation from four star luxury to boutique B&Bs.

The Toyota GR Yaris on the epic route of the 1993 Network Q RAC rally along the finest roads England, Wales and Scotland have to offer – strap in!

While Indianapolis, Le Mans and Monza are frequently cited as some of the most historically important motor racing destinations in the world, none of them have been around as long as Shelsley Walsh.

Ian Callum penned the Aston Martin DB7 and headed Jaguar design for 20 years but it was a spell behind the wheel of a Ferrari 250 GT SWB in Scotland that will always be his favourite Detour.

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.

Today there are no end of supercars that can top the double ton, but back in the 1990s there were only a handful of machines that could reach 200mph. And getting to that magic mark wasn’t easy.