Here’s the second part of my pick of the world’s most jawdropping drives from roads we’ve travelled in the last few years (read part 1 here). I’ve categorized these great drives by region and country, as some destinations are gifted with so many dramatically beautiful routes: 6. MOROCCO: one of our favorite road trips starts … Read more about The world’s most jawdropping drives, part 2
We do a lot of driving as part of our guidebook research – rather, my partner and co-author Terence drives and I do the trip planning and navigating. So it’s inevitable that some of the most memorable aspects of our trips are the roads we drive. I stumbled across Matador’s The World’s Most Spectacular Roads, which … Read more about The world’s most jawdropping drives, part 1
I just discovered this recent story Come hell or highways in The Age on the road trip and family travel, and was flattered to see myself quoted. Samantha Selinger-Morris writes: “So why does the family road trip receive so much attention? The Sunday Times of London recently reported a boom in motor-home travel. And in … Read more about Come hell or highways
We recently finished a four-week research trip driving through Northern Italy. As we’ve spent a lot of time on Italy’s autostradas (motorways, freeways), here are some tips to travelling the autostrada:WHO: Every man and his dog drives the autostrada, from Italians doing the daily commute to work to truckies doing long-haul trips between countries. During … Read more about Tips for travelling Italy’s autostradas: thank god for Autogrill
One of the great things about travelling in Crete is the chance to get up close and personal with the locals, especially the four-legged kind. That’s one of the reasons I prefer travelling by car over any other form of transport, for the opportunities it affords you to get off the beaten track. And the … Read more about Close encounter of the goat kind