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Sunset in the Badlands National Park Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USABy Rob McFarland
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America’s startling ‘geological hiccup’ is a candy-coloured wonderland

This drive meanders through an otherworldly landscape of such arresting beauty that you’ll be repeatedly compelled to pull over just to gawp at its majesty.

  • by Rob McFarland
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Australia’s 15 most beautiful coastal drives

Australia’s magnificent shoreline has some of the most scenic coastal driving routes in the world. Here are 10 of them.

  • by Lee Atkinson
There’s probably not thirty-eight thousand working charging stations across Italy right now.

‘I spent my entire Italian holiday madly searching for EV charging points’

I quickly became the trip laughing stock as I whiled away sunny days in search of a charging station – rumoured to be owned by the mafia.

  • by Ben Rowell
Texas’ Big Bend National Park sits along the border of Mexico.

Catastrophes ruined our US holiday plan. We turned it into an epic adventure

I never planned to drive across the US. But when our leisurely rail journey is upended due to a strike, a road adventure of cultural contradictions begins.

  • by Roy Masters
The Man From Snowy River Hotel is a prime location for a sunny long lunch.

The must-do highlights of the NSW snowfields over four days

Tick off the country’s biggest ski resort and tallest mountain over a four-day weekend with this guide to the ultimate ski road trip in New South Wales.

  • by Kate Allman
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Manual cars are usually cheaper to hire, especially in Europe.

Avoid the rip-offs: How to get a cheaper car rental

Now that travel has returned there are car shortages – and higher prices for hiring them. There are, however, ways to mitigate the pain.

  • by Brian Johnston
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The ugly truth about America’s most famous road trip

America’s Main Street is as ephemeral as the lore it’s evoked since kicking off in 1926. But to enjoy, you’ll need to get your hands on a reliable map.

  • by Catherine Marshall
The Ballendean pyramid.

Forget Egypt, Australia has its own great pyramid

The sight of a perfectly formed stone pyramid by the roadside in country Queensland is not an everyday occurrence. How did it come to be?

  • by Alex Mitcheson
Bunyeroo Lookout, in the Fllinders Ranges, South Australia.

This place of raw, ragged beauty will percolate into your soul

A drive through the outback provides hours of featureless monotony, but after enduring dust and boredom the wondrous beauty is revealed.

  • by Brian Johnston
Caravan sales are booming as Australians look to explore their own country in 2021.

Tips on buying and driving with a caravan: Sales boom as Australians hit the road

Sales of caravans are up by as much as 242 per cent as Australians look to hit the road in 2021, but If you want to join the caravan of caravans, you need to do your homework.

  • by Catherine Best