Going to the Revival? At Detour, we believe getting there should be part of the experience, so whichever direction you’re travelling from, let Charlotte Vowden help set the pace as she recommends glorious diversions to make along the way

Road-tripping an electric car still comes with a dash of range anxiety in many parts of the world. But not in Norway where the EV has been embraced.

Weary travellers have sought food and lodgings at this former drovers inn since the 13th century.

It’s a flat tarmac road about 12 miles long. Pick up a hire car and you can do the whole round trip in about 20 minutes. Yet it’s one of the most memorable drives Simon Heptinstall has ever done.

Who does a better job of planning the ideal road trip – human intelligence or Artificial Intelligence?

A steady flow of riders rock up at the Bike Stop. Some are there to browse, others know exactly what they want to buy, and most end up kicking back with a danish whirl and cup of coffee.

In celebration of the Great British Staycation Lexus UK commissioned three artists to create a trio of travel posters with a vintage motoring theme.

With its crazy traffic and even crazier drivers attempting to cross Moscow in a day proves too much for Luke Ponsford.

Who says you need a chunky 4x4 or all-terrain RV to have an off-road, off-grid adventure?

Mountain passes, coast roads, volcanoes and desert drives. Say hola to five of the best Detours in Spain.

A Caterham (00)7 and the road to Skyfall make for a truly cinematic adventure, reckons Nik Berg.

It’s a sketchy sheep-dodging drive down an extremely narrow track, but it’s well worth it to reach the Oyster Shed in Carbost on the Isle of Skye.

The competition among racers isn’t restricted to the track as Gavin Conway found out when he joined an all-star BMW training camp.

The road to Maratea on the Meditaterranean coast of Italy is a real rollercoaster ride, says Simon Heptinstall.

This North London landmark has been reinvented as a destination for lovers of fine food, fine wine – and the finest classic cars of course.

From midnight club meetups to mountain touge runs, the frozen beauty of Hokkaido and the musical thrum of “melody roads” driving in Japan has so much to offer. Here are five of our favourite automotive adventures.

Never let the wild Atlantic weather put you off. The west coast of Ireland is wonderful in any season, says Gavin Conway.

As the best athletes in the world go for gold in Tokyo it got us thinking about the Olympics of driving – so we dived into our archives to bring you winning drives for the Detour Olympics.

The world both falls away and opens up at the top of Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall, the highest in Wales and considered one of the country’s seven wonders. It’s even taller than Niagara Falls.

If the mountain hairpins of the Targa Florio are too tame then perhaps driving up a volcano will put some fire in your road trip.