One of our favourite road trips in the UK is the North Coast 500 - a driving route that loops around the far north of Scotland, taking in fantastic scenery, gorgeous castles, and loads of attractions. It's rapidly becoming billed as one of the best road trips in the world, and for good reason! We've driven the route both ways a number of times, and have already shared some … [Read more...]
North Coast 500: Highlights of Scotland’s Epic Road Trip
Spanning a fabulous 500 miles around Scotland’s northern coast, the relatively recently launched North Coast 500 road trip is already being lauded as one of the world’s finest drives. As we’re huge fans of road trips, and this one is practically in our back yard, naturally Jess and I took the opportunity to hit the road ourselves when the official NC500 folks invited us to do … [Read more...]
The Perfect USA Deep South Road Trip Itinerary
One of the trips in the US that we had always wanted to do was a "Deep South" road trip. We think the USA is the perfect country for road tripping in, and we’ve already done a number of road trips here, including iconic Route 66, the Pacific Coast Highway, and the Oregon Trail. The Deep South was a part of the USA that neither of us had fully explored, so we decided to spend … [Read more...]
Tips for Driving in the USA
Exploring the USA by road is definitely one of the best ways to experience everything this incredible country has to offer. From exploring a state like California, to taking a classic road trip like Route 66, or just thoroughly exploring a section of the Pacific Coast Highway – hitting the open road in the US is a thoroughly rewarding experience. It’s by far our favourite … [Read more...]
A Two Week California Road Trip Itinerary
The United States is pretty much the perfect country to road trip in, with great roads, cheap gas and hundreds of gorgeous destinations to choose from. It's no wonder that a California road trip is on many visitors to-do lists! We’ve taken a number of fantastic US road trips, including Route 66, the Pacific Coast Highway, the Oregon Trail and a route through the Deep South, … [Read more...]
A One Week UK Itinerary
Following on from my two week UK itinerary post, I wanted to put together a slightly shorter itinerary for those of you with less time, but who still wanted to explore more of the UK than the capital city. And so, I present, our suggested itinerary for one week in the UK. The idea of this itinerary is to take in some of the essential highlights of the UK, but also throw … [Read more...]
The Perfect One Month New Zealand Itinerary
I spent a very happy year living, working and travelling in New Zealand, and in that time I got to see quite a fair bit of what this magnificent country has to offer. But what if you don’t have a year? What if you’ve got a more normal holiday period set aside for your trip, and you want to see as much of this phenomenally beautiful country as possible? Say… a … [Read more...]
2 Weeks in the UK–my Perfect UK Trip Itinerary
I was recently asked for my recommendations for a two week UK itinerary, starting in London, and using a rental car as the transportation method. Further interests included castles, haunted things, and long walks on the beach (ok, I made the last one up). This sounded like the sort of challenge I could get my teeth into. I have, after all, spent a great deal of time … [Read more...]