On the road with the kids: a family driving holiday in Spain and France Can a long road trip work with children? I set out to relive a classic journey from Bilbao to Saint-Malo I did in my freewheeling 20s The moment came on about day four. A cloud-like mist was drenching our faces, hair and […]

From Sussex to Scotland, my road trip through four centuries of British holidays A 1,600-mile journey to the wild peaks of Scotland, via Llandudno’s Victorian promenade and the bright lights of Blackpool proved an eye-opener in more ways than one One of my favourite recent photographs is of me (unusually), perched on the bonnet of […]

Journey into the midnight sun: my solo road trip to the top of Norway I found cinematic landscapes, wild freedom and thousands of miles of perfect solitude on my campervan adventure through the Nordic countries It’s midnight, in June. Powder pink and dark grey clouds drift across a pallid sky, the palette reflecting in the […]

Hairpin bends and bears on the highway: readers’ favourite European road trips From Iceland to Italy, you share your best adventures behind the wheel• Tell us about your favourite European hike – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Jeremy Clarkson described Romania’s Transfăgărășan Highway as “one unbroken grey ribbon of motoring perfection”. The […]

Route des Vacances: a gastronomic driving holiday from Paris to the Mediterranean The RN7 road to the Côte d’Azur is enjoying a renaissance among lovers of slow travel in search of offbeat France ‘We were five people in my parents’ 2CV; we would set out at 3am and by 10am, around about Lyon, my father […]