
Detour #187 Prosecco Time, Italy
The pocket-sized hilly area where Prosecco is produced remains one of Italy's unsung driving delights.
5 books to inspire your next road trip
Of the many road trip reads that led me to a career in car journalism and my own automotive adventures, here are five favourites.
The 10 most popular Detours of 2022
Detour added 52 new Road Trips, dozens of Pit Stops, interviews and stories from the road during 2022, and these ten have proved to be the most read road trips of the year.
Detour #186: Christmas in Cymru
With satellite navigation instead of a guiding star Detour takes a festive road trip to Bethlehem.
Every day is Christmas on these roads
Christmas comes but once a year except for the residents and travellers of the world’s most festive roads.
From Austria to Slovakia by EV
A new online electric travel guide steers EV drivers on a road trip across central Europe.
Detour #185: Seeking Shakespeare on "The Scottish Drive", Scotland
Searching for a particular gnarled oak tree, said to have been The Bard’s inspiration, Samantha Priestley heads into Scotland.
Alex Bescoby, Adventurer
Filmmaker Alex Bescoby drove 13,000 miles in a 64-year-old Land-Rover from Singapore to London, to recreate one of the world’s most famous overland adventures.
1,000 miles of top-down fun with a clean conscience
An un-modified Mazda MX-5 Miata has managed to complete a 1,000-mile road trip and hot laps of four British race tracks without burning a single drop of fossil fuel.
Detour #184: The Highway to Hell, Norway
Driving to Hell and back in a loathsome little car is just the sort of madcap road trip that only Ben Coombs would cook up.
Britain is a rhythm nation of drivers – and it's not as good as it sounds
Britain’s drivers are being distracted by the music in their motors, according to the latest research by road safety body IAM RoadSmart.
America's most dangerous roads
The riskiest road trips in the USA have been revealed by the American Automobile Association, and they’re not all the hair-raising hairpin-strewn mountain roads you might imagine.
Detour #183: The Legends of the Wales Way, UK
Scotland has the North Coast 500, England has the South West 660 and Wales weighs in with 440 magical, mythical miles of the Wales Way.
Britain’s Best Independent Roadside Cafes & Diners
Making a pit stop for food and refreshment on a British road trip doesn’t have to mean fast food chains and high prices.
Air-cooled across the Andes
Nine safari-spec Porsche 911s have just completed a 39-day odyssey across the Andes from Lima in Peru to Ushaia, Argentina.
Detour #182: Drive free in Yosemite
Take an epic drive in the Sierra Nevada mountains, passing by ancient forests, Old West Towns, tumbling waterfalls and tranquil lakes…
Detour takes to the track
After eight hours and 20 minutes Detour ended up exactly where we began. That’s because we took part in the IndyKA 500 – an epic endurance race at the Brands Hatch race circuit.
Do you have the white stuff for a Mille Miglia in the snow?
Better pack your thermals if you fancy taking part in the coolest rally of 2023.
Detour #181: Dales, Moors and Much More, Yorkshire, UK
A one-day dash across God’s Own Country leaves Nik Berg wanting Yorkshire more.
Recharge with a desktop drive on Slow Roads
Slow Roads is a driving game with a difference. Speed is not of the essence here, simply cruising through the endless English countryside is the goal of this relaxing desktop Detour.