Discover

Road trip guides for Europe, North America and Oceania

Destinations told one at a time, each with the trip that goes with it — ready to make your own.

Back to the first guides

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

Mountains and passes

Mainland Greece, from Athens to Meteora

A temple above the sea, the oracle of Delphi on the slopes of Parnassus and monasteries perched on rocks. A week-long loop from Athens, by way of Delphi, Meteora and Thermopylae.

Greece Spring

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

Experiences

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.

Finland All year

Wide open spaces

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.

Ireland 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

Mountains and passes

Kraków and the Tatras

A former royal capital, a salt mine, then Poland’s highest mountains two hours’ drive away. A six-day loop from Kraków, from Wieliczka to Zakopane and on to the Dunajec gorge.

Poland Summer