Category Road Trips

10 dream trips to take in Europe in 2025

10 dream trips to take in Europe in 2025

It’s a new year and the perfect time to start planning your travels and vacation time in 2025. If Europe is on your bucket list, but you’re not sure where to go, be inspired by epic Icelandic road trips, glamorous…

5 best road trips in Vermont

5 best road trips in Vermont

The state of Vermont seems designed for road trips. More than 1300 named mountains dominate this rural place, and motorists quickly find themselves winding through valleys and passes, forests and small towns – an endless cycle of beautiful vistas. In some…

The best day trips from Chattanooga, Tennessee

The best day trips from Chattanooga, Tennessee

Situated conveniently along the Tennessee River and numerous highways, Chattanooga’s long been valued for its strategic importance (it was dubbed the “gateway to the Deep South” during the Civil War). After you’ve done the scenic walks along the Walnut Street…

7 of the best day trips from Zürich

7 of the best day trips from Zürich

Stacked with museums, galleries, and Switzerland’s best gourmet scene, Zürich is a pleasure to visit. Excellent public transport also makes the city a fantastic base for exploring the region, with day trip options including visits to charming old towns, soaks…

New Mexico’s 5 best road trips

New Mexico’s 5 best road trips

The Land of Enchantment will have you under its spell as soon as you get behind the wheel. This geographical fantasy land offers otherworldly landscapes, giant granite bluffs, peculiar-shaped hoodoos and vast dusty desert panoramas on its road trips. It’s…

Best day trips from Playa del Carmen

Best day trips from Playa del Carmen

Flanked on one side by the world’s second-biggest reef and acres of untamed tropical forest on the other, Playa del Carmen is the perfect hub from which to explore the wild and wonderful Yucatán Peninsula. As one of Quintana Roo’s biggest…

8 stunning day trips from Lucerne, Switzerland

8 stunning day trips from Lucerne, Switzerland

Encircled by mountains of myth and sitting astride the shores of its eponymous lake of bluest blue, Lucerne is every bit as gorgeous as it was back in the 19th century when Goethe, Wagner and Queen Victoria eulogised its beauty.…

The 5 best road trips in the Côte d’Azur

The 5 best road trips in the Côte d’Azur

The Côte d’Azur has a mythical quality; an ancient stretch of coastline with legends of the Cannes red carpet and Monaco’s yacht-filled port. Yet despite its fame (and literal fortune), the ‘Côte d’Azur’ doesn’t have clearly defined borders. In fact,…

Road-tripping from Los Angeles to Seattle

Road-tripping from Los Angeles to Seattle

The Pacific states of California, Oregon and Washington shine all year long, but particularly in the summer months, when the sun beams down, the foliage is lush and green and water activities abound. But even in spring and fall, this…

Guide to Romania – Lonely Planet

Guide to Romania – Lonely Planet

Ancient forests and long-enduring traditions that have produced a storybook’s worth of legends: yes, Romania is as alluring as you’ve heard. Here, you’ll find magnificent castles and medieval fortresses, with diverse landscapes that range from riveting mountaintops, thermal waters and lush…