Approaching Big Sur. Photo by Berit Baugher.
Stunning landscapes, fun off-road discoveries, and great company. We love a good long drive on the open road.
You do too? Read on for eleven itineraries worth the gas money.
It felt like entering a brand-new airplane that was ours for the week. A Gulfstream was out of reach, but an Airstream could squeeze into a budget.
Read it: Airstreaming Across America
The sky changed from heavy gray to a dazzling display of faceted jewel tones. Rubies and topaz and amethyst and tanzanite set behind mountain peaks glimmered in the thin air.
Read it: Family Road Trip in the Andes
The glistening Pacific meets the rocky coastline of Central California in one of the most spectacular meetings of land and sea.
Read it: An Otherwordly Escape on California's Central Coast
It's a chance to see new things and be taken by the beauty of the land: high desert, open plains, windy canyons, and Rocky Mountains.
Read it: Taking it Slow on Highway 285
The falling snow and suddenly terrible visibility didn't help matters, but we made it to the other side thanks to Rich's mad driving skills and, I suspect, help from Icelandic elves and fairies.
Quaint cottages in Highlands. Log cabins and craft brew in Bryson City. Mountainside dining and bookstore bars in Asheville.
Read it: An Author-Inspired Three-Day Road Trip in Western North Carolina
A two-week drive around Sicily is the best way to get away, be somewhere beautiful, experience history and food and blue skies and waters without having to take yourself too seriously.
Read it: Easy Romance, Two Weeks in Sicily
Our version of the American Dream: a scenic seven-day road trip of stunning hikes, teepee camps, vintage wares, outdoor tubs, and starry nights.
Read it: An Epic Escape to the Southwest
We're driving through the Midi-Pyrénées in southwestern France in search of artists in residence, ceramicists, and the last woodworker in St. Cirq Lapopie.
How could you be nostalgic for places you've never been? When they're so authentic and adorable you miss them when you're still there.
Read it: I Fell in Love with Virginia
Here we are, on a week-long motorcycle ride from Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Panama.
