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Coast and islands

Corsica, round the island in ten days

A mountain in the sea: red granite calanques, Genoese citadels, passes more than a thousand metres up, twenty kilometres from the beaches. Ten days on a loop from Ajaccio, on slow and winding roads.

France Spring

Coast and islands

The Bay of Kotor, from the water to Mount Lovćen

A narrow bay between high mountains, Venetian towns on the water’s edge and a winding road that climbs up to Lovćen. Five days on a loop from Kotor, taking in Perast, Herceg Novi, Cetinje and Budva.

Montenegro Autumn

Mountains and passes

The Transfăgărășan, from Sibiu to Curtea de Argeș

A mountain road built by the army in the 1970s, crossing the Făgăraș Mountains at 2,042 metres. A four-day loop from Sibiu, by Bâlea Lake, Vidraru Lake, Poenari Citadel and the Olt valley.

Romania Summer

Wide open spaces

Australia’s east coast, from Sydney to Cairns

From the surf beaches of Sydney to the rainforests of Queensland, you drive up Australia’s east coast for more than 3,600 kilometres. Sixteen days on the road heading north, with the Great Barrier Reef at the end.

Australia

Wide open spaces

The West Highlands, from Glasgow to Inverness

Six days from Glasgow to Inverness on the great road through the west of Scotland. Lochs, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, the Road to the Isles and castles by the water.

United Kingdom Spring

Wide open spaces

Highway 1, from San Francisco to Los Angeles via Big Sur

Highway 1 follows the Pacific from San Francisco to Los Angeles, past cliffs, surf beaches and towns that grew from the Spanish missions. Eight days on the road, with Big Sur in the middle.

United States Autumn

Wide open spaces

The North Cape and Finnmark, from Alta to the end of Europe

Finnmark, in the far north of Norway, is a land of tundra, fjords and reindeer. This six-day trip starts in Alta, heads up to the North Cape under the midnight sun and ends in Karasjok, in Sámi country.

Norway Summer

Wide open spaces

Eastern Canada, from Toronto to Quebec City

From Niagara Falls to the walls of Quebec City, the best way to see Eastern Canada is to follow the water. Eleven days on the road, through the Thousand Islands, the Rideau Canal, Ottawa, Montreal and the lakes of the Mauricie.

Canada Autumn

Heritage and culture

Keukenhof and the tulip fields

In spring, the countryside between Haarlem and Leiden is covered in strips of flowers. This four-day trip starts from Haarlem and runs from Keukenhof to the windmills of Kinderdijk.

Netherlands Spring

Coast and islands

Central Dalmatia: Split, the Krka and Biokovo

Towns of white stone on the Adriatic, a river of waterfalls and a road that climbs to 1,762 metres above the sea. Six days on a loop from Split, between the coast and the hinterland.

Croatia Spring

Coast and islands

The Albanian Riviera, from Vlorë to Ksamil

Between Vlorë and Ksamil, the Ionian coast road crosses the Llogara Pass, then runs past pebble beaches and hilltop villages. In six days, you also visit the ruins of Butrint, Ali Pasha’s forts and the blue spring of the Blue Eye.

Albania Summer