Tips for Motorists Driving in the EU and Europe
Clare Egan, Head of Motor at Admiral, provides her advice for UK mototrists driving in the EU now that a Green Card is no longer required. After a period of…
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Clare Egan, Head of Motor at Admiral, provides her advice for UK mototrists driving in the EU now that a Green Card is no longer required. After a period of…
Mark Bibby Jackson returns to the principality of his birth to explore both the countryside and castles of Wales, and forecast a very bright future. Staring across the magnificent Lake…
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On 15 March, Maine, the 23rd state, will celebrate the bicentenary of its statehood. To celebrate Maine’s 200th state birthday and its glorious lighthouses, Hertz has added…
This year brings good news for fans of Easy Rider, the cult American road-trip movie starring Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the film’s…
Route 66 has been named as the most Instagram-worthy road trip in the world, according to Brits. The study, commissioned by Hertz in the UK, polled 2,000 adults to identify the latest trends in road trip…
If someone uttered the words ‘road trip’, you could be forgiven for automatically thinking of America’s Route 66, or Australia’s East coast. However, we shouldn’t forget the amazing offerings on…
California’s Highway 1 has re-opened after more than 18 months of roadway closures, and to celebrate over 80 classic cars – representing eight decades from classic vintage…
Highway 1 – the legendary PCH, or Pacific Coast Highway – is one of North America’s most scenic drives. The route hugs the California coast pretty much all the way…
In search of the legendary Route 1148 in northern Thailand on the back of a metal steed, Johan Smits encounters welcoming villagers, five-year-old coffee and a temple in the sky…
Thailand motorcycle rental can be an exercise fraught with danger, and that’s before you even get on the road. However, there are massive pluses to be gained from getting off-road…
On a South Africa Travel trip to the Western Cape, with a brief excursion into the Eastern Cape, Eileen Wise and Roger Hermiston dip their toes into this remarkably vast…
Immortalised in song by Chuck Berry and at the heart of any American road trip, Route 66 is the ‘Mother Road’ of the US and a must on anyone’s list of things to do in the States, why not drive it this spring…
Harley-Davidson celebrates its 115th anniversary in 2018. To mark the occasion, Bon Voyage has added a special tour of Milwaukee (the bike brand’s hometown) to its guided, small-group road-trips on legendary…
Road trip; the very expression trip conjures up images of winding down your window, playing the stereo loudly and letting the air whistle through your hair – well, what’s left of it anyway.
While Catcher in the Rye might have passed us by, we still can get our kicks travelling along at least part of the greatest road trip of them all – Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, California. It might no longer officially be an interstate highway – it’s called Historic Route 66 – but driving the length of it certainly provides you with a slice of American history.
Possibly a more scenic route is to hug Highway 1 along the Pacific through California. This most beautiful of drives through the Big Sur towards San Francisco is a highlight of any trip to the States.
Whichever route you take, and whether you decide to drive it alone or with a travel operator, be sure to make sure that your SatNav is fully functioning. Why not buy yourself a paper map just in case you lose coverage – you might even prefer using it.