Detour Pit Stop #84: Ronnie's Sex Shop, Western Cape, South Africa
Don’t be misled by the naughty name, Ronnies and its Roadkill cafe are the go-to pit stops for drivers and riders taking South Africa’s meandering Route 62.
Detour #157: Climb hard on the Col d'Izoard, France
Whichever direction you tackle this extraordinary alpine pass you’ll be following in the wheeltracks of legends.
Detour Pit Stop #83: The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, UK
The National Motor Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022 with an array of events to give you even more reasons to visit.
Drink a cappuccino and drive a Fiat 500 on the roof of Fiat's old factory
A cool new café has opened inside the Casa 500 museum at the Fiat’s former factory in Turin.
Detour #156: Wolds apart in undiscovered Yorkshire, UK
Squeezed between Yorkshire’s urban centres of Leeds and York, its busy east coast holiday resorts and the open spaces of the moors is an under-appreciated region rich in history and cracking driving roads.
You can now rent VW's mini motorhome for a mini break
Brits who want to get a little taste of the #vanlife can now hire a Caddy California direct from VW.
Detour Pit Stop #82: The Good Vibes Breakfast Club, Los Angeles, USA
Early every Friday morning Angeles Crest plays host to the friendliest car club in California.
Detour #155: Barging across the Baltic, Estonia
Ben Coombs took a Jaguar XJ6 for a chilling trip across the frozen Baltic Sea, and suggests you to do likewise. Why? Well, why not...
California Dreamin': 10 ideas for your next road trip to The Golden State
From Hollywood to the streets of San Francisco, to the Baywatch beaches, snow-capped mountain peaks and arid desert, The Golden State is road trip nirvana.
Five of the fastest hire cars for a really rapid road trip across the USA
Do you feel the need for speed? Then make your next fly-drive holiday fly by when you rent one of the most high-performance hire cars in the USA.
Detour #154: Electrifying the Norfolk coast, UK
Our first fully electric Detour takes Nik Berg on a shore-hugging tour of Norfolk. Will the battery end up as flat as the landscape?
111 hours in the saddle. How a new electric bike Cannoball record was set
It’s 2,906 miles from Redondo Beach in California to the Red Ball Garage in New York and one rider just smashed the previous record for electric motorcycles.
Porsche pitches new rooftop camping adventures
The latest Porsche Travel Experiences shun swanky hotels for nights atop an electric car.
Detour #153: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Baja is a wild ride. From adrenaline sports to natural wonders, easy highways and serious off-road excursions, Ruksana Hussain experiences it all.
Is this England's straightest road?
Spearing across the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk is the B1098 and nine miles of arrow aligned road.
Detour Pit Stop #81: Simola Hillclimb, Knysna, South Africa
South Africa’s answer to Goodwood is a three-day festival of speed on a twisty hillclimb course.
Detour #152: Durban's most delightful drive, South Africa
Nothing beats local knowledge as South African Detourist Sudhir “Banzai” Matai reveals his favourite hometown road.
Road tripping a Tesla around Australia using only the power of the sun
A team of Australian scientists is planning to drive a Tesla 9,380 miles around Australia, charging only with solar power.
Detour Pit Stop #80: The Lodge, Oulton Park, UK
Do you dream of falling asleep to the smell of Castrol R and waking to the sounds of squealing tyres? Then book yourself a night at The Lodge at Oulton Park.
Detour #151: Island hopping in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
You might spend almost as much time on ferries as driving but a road trip to the 15 islands in the Outer Hebrides is like nowhere else in the United Kingdom.