Road trips
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Tips & advice
The world’s next great journeys
Our favourite new journeys that are now being offered across the globe, each with its own point of difference.
Next great journeys: Five road-trips you must do
Forget waiting until 2026 to get your kicks. Here are four alternative (and one quintessential) road trip you should take right now.
- by Katrina Lobley
Opinion
Tips & advice
I’m a control freak, but travelling without planning taught me a lesson
What if we can’t find a place to stay? Will we sleep in the car? These worries gnawed at the edges of my mind.
- by Natasha Bazika
Fourteen worst-case travel scenarios (and how to cope with them)
No record of your booking? Got the time of your flight wrong? Been scammed and lost money? Don’t panic – here’s how to deal with it.
- by Michael Gebicki
Fairytales seem real in this supernatural part of Europe
On the edge of West Iceland, the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is often referred to as Iceland in miniature, with many beautiful natural features packed into a small space.
- by Tatyana Leonov
Strap yourself in: 12 of the world’s most thrilling new ways to travel
You don’t need to be in a theme park to have a thrilling ride. Here are 10 new modes of transport that will propel you into discovery, fresh scenery and more adventure.
- by Brian Johnston
Opinion
Family holidays
I’ve made these road-trip mistakes so you don’t have to
Anyone who tells you that having kids won’t change your lifestyle is either A) a bad parent, or B) not a parent.
- by Ben Groundwater
‘No points of interest’: Driving the ‘loneliest road in the US’
In 1986, Life magazine described Nevada’s Route 50 as “totally empty”. Nevada tourism turned the put-down into a marketing slogan.
- by Keith Austin
What I learnt driving 22,000 kilometres around Australia as a solo woman
Julia’s great adventure started as a vague stirring in her soul. But the delirious sense of freedom far exceeded her expectations.
- by Sue Williams
The spectacular unknown side of Queensland’s most accessible island
The traditional Fraser Island holiday has changed. For starters, Fraser Island doesn’t even exist anymore.
- by Craig Tansley