Roughly the same size as Mexico, Australia’s massive state of Queensland was made for road trips. Cruising the state’s Pacific coast is rightly popular, with the epic 2000km (1243-mile) drive from the glitzy Gold Coast to tropical north Queensland among my all-time…
Up ahead is an empty silver sand beach, a sharp boundary between the mystical mountains and moshing North Atlantic Ocean. The outline of peaceful coves, caves and surf breaks beside the open road casts its spell. With no one else…
British Columbia is a province best explored with the car windows down and curiosity in the driver’s seat. Highways wind through rainforest, desert and mountain passes, revealing a patchwork of wild places and storied towns. Each bend brings the unexpected:…
In a funny reversal of geography, northeast Florida reveals the Sunshine State’s Southern charm far more than its southern reaches. The 250-mile strip of Atlantic coastline unfurling from the Georgia border down to Interstate 4 offers up an interconnected web…
Hiring a car and driving through gorgeous English landscapes, visiting quaint villages and epic castles is a highlight of a trip to England no matter the season. Any hit list of best places to visit in England includes major stops…
There’s a lot to love about road trips in the Algarve. Be it sunny days driving to secluded surf beaches cooled by an Atlantic window breeze, or curving citrus-scented streets towards the serras (mountain ranges) with a birdsong soundtrack, every…
Czechia’s capital city is a fantastic sprawl of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque buildings that line both banks of the Vltava River. Millions come here every year to soak in the splendor of Prague’s top sights, but with so many people…
Branching out from the red cupola of the Duomo, the stone-built alleys of Florence’s historic core connect some of the world’s most precious examples of Renaissance art and architecture. It’s easy to see why millions visit the UNESCO-inscribed capital of…
With its cinematic topography, magnificent cuisine and 2000 years of history, Lyon is impressive enough by itself to keep visitors interested for several days at a time. France’s third-largest city can get busy in the summer, especially in the medieval…
Romania, in the southeastern corner of Europe, remains badly underrated as a travel destination. The country receives a fraction of the visitors of other European countries, like Italy and Spain, yet offers loads of natural beauty, particularly in Transylvania and…