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The Julian Alps, from Bled to Kranjska Gora
Two mountain lakes, gorges, waterfalls and the highest road pass in Slovenia. A four-day loop from Ljubljana, at the foot of Triglav.
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New Zealand’s South Island by van, from Kaikōura to Milford Sound
Whales, three passes over the Southern Alps, glaciers, fiords and penguins. A seventeen-day loop from Christchurch, around the South Island.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Bernese Oberland, from Lake Thun and Lake Brienz to the Jungfrau
Two lakes, dozens of waterfalls and, to the south, the Eiger, the Mönch and the Jungfrau. A five-day loop from Bern, through castles, gorges and glacial valleys.
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Finnish Lapland, from Rovaniemi to Lake Inari
Forests, lakes and treeless hills, reindeer on the road and Sámi country around Lake Inari. A one-week loop from Rovaniemi, under the midnight sun or in the snow.
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Connemara and the Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs 214 metres above the Atlantic, a plateau of bare limestone, bogs and lakes at the foot of the mountains. A five-day loop from Galway, from the Burren to Connemara.
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South Bohemia: Český Krumlov, Telč and the land of fishponds
Castles by the water, Renaissance towns with arcades and hundreds of carp ponds. Five days on a loop from České Budějovice, from the Vltava valley to Telč, in Moravia.
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The Grossglockner Road, from Salzburg to the Krimml Falls
The Grossglockner Road crosses the Hohe Tauern at the foot of Austria’s highest mountain. Five days on a loop from Salzburg, with gorges, an ice cave and the Krimml Falls.