Meet the Yorkshire couple who rally the globe by vintage Bentley
Marina and Graham Goodwin have driven more than 100,000 miles all over the world in their trio of vintage Bentleys and their wanderlust is still unsated.
How to offset the carbon cost of your next road trip
Road tripping has become a guilty pleasure, but there is a way to reduce the environmental impact through carbon offsetting.
Detour #125: On two wheels across the North Pennines, UK
North Wales, North Coast 500, Nordschleife? You can keep ‘em, says Sim Mainey.
Ten terrific houses with horsepower
Carchitecture Houses with Horsepower is a glorious tribute to automotive architecture, lovingly showcasing what happens when car connoisseurs build their homes around their hobby.
Detour Pit Stop #60: Glamper RV, Buckinghamshire, UK
The RV’s natural habitat may be out on the road, but in the foothills of the Chiltern Hills a majestic grey motorhome has gone rogue.
Detour #124: Tirthan Valley, Himalayas, India
Pardon the pun but the Himalayas represent the peak of driving fun in India, says Paranjay Dutt.
The Camel Trophy was the world's greatest driving adventure
For 20 years the Camel Trophy was the toughest automotive challenge on the planet, taking amateur drivers from all over the world into the most inhospitable terrain.
Detour Pit Stop #59: Autòdrom Terramar, Sitges, Spain
Autòdrom Terramar is one of the best preserved and most spectacular early racing circuits in the world – and it’s only minutes from the beach in Sitges.
Detour #123: Adriatic Highway, Croatia
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.
The 24-year-old adventurer who lives in a Porsche
When Harry Schoen was in the US Navy he discovered that he enjoyed the nomadic life, that he didn’t need a house to be happy. Now the 24-year-old is exploring the USA, living in his Porsche Cayenne.
On the Road is a glorious vintage diary of the midcentury road trip
Filmmaker Lee Shulman documents life on the roads of America and Europe from the 1940s to the 1970s in this beautifully curated book of colour slides.
Put your foot down with the best driving shoes
If you’re going for a hike in the woods you wouldn’t choose a pair of brogues, and you wouldn’t wear your hiking boots to a fancy dinner. So when it comes to driving what you slip onto your feet needs to be considered too, says Nik Berg.
Detour #122: Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA
If you feel the need for speed then Bonneville should be on your bucket list, says Gavin Conway.
This amazing Airbnb has its own race track
Normally when you arrive at an Airbnb the driving stops, but not at Little Talladega in Pomona, Missouri where a race track encircles the track and there’s a garage full of go karts to play with.
Detour #121: Motoring to Monza, Italy
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.
Seven Sensational Scottish Road Trips
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.
This 110-year-old Rolls-Royce just made it from London to Edinburgh
In a reenactment of a landmark reliability trial a 1911 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 1701 has driven between London and Edinburgh.
Detour #120: The Panoramic Route, Puerto Rico
Driving Puerto Rico’s Ruta Panorámica is a tropical adventure that will have anyone imaging they’re a great American author, says Simon “Hemingway” Heptinstall.
The Top 10 Road Trip Tracks According to Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone recently released an updated list of the Top 500 songs ever. The magazine polled more than 250 musicians, artists and producers to come up with its definitive list and we trawled through it to find the top ten road trip tracks among them.
Christa Larwood, BBC Travel Show Presenter
BBC Travel Show presenter Christa Larwood went in search of a fictional paradise, but after many days driving on treacherous Tibetan mountain passes, she thinks she found it.