Travel Type - Road & Rail

5 Best Scenic Drives – USA
Having spent nine years travelling the back roads of North America as a former tour guide, I’ve come to the realisation that the USA has some of the most spectacular road trips anywhere in the world.
Here are five routes that I think you’ll enjoy once you get out on the open road. The best way to go about driving these routes is to hire a car or, better still, an RV …
Bypassed by Not Forgotten
Words and Images by Roderick EimeWords Eime America has Route 66 and Australia has Route 31. Also known as the…
3 Road Trip Essentials
When you’re exploring a new country and hitting up a few different destinations on one trip, it might be tempting…
ON YOUR BIKE – Queenstown
ON YOUR BIKE by Shane Boocock / Images courtesy of Fat Tyre Biking Queenstown Attending a bike festival usually means only…
Longest Road Trips in the World
Road trips are a great way of experiencing the real and the raw. The uncut version of a destination (warts…
Making the Great Escape on Wheels
Best Vehicles for Long Distance Travel When it comes to long-distance travel, most people will automatically turn to air…
The Best Road Trips Down Under
The best way to see Australia is to road trip through it. And, fortunately, there are a host of amazing…
Caravanning Is Cool Again!
A Home From Home: Caravanning Is Cool Again! It has to be said that caravanning fell out of fashion for…
3 cities in 3 cars – Italy
Italy. If you are a tourist with a strong, singular preference, chances are Italy will be able to sate your…
European Motorhome Trips: Top Tips
Top tips for taking a European Motorhome Trip this Winter Most of us have no choice but to endure the…
Luftikid will give you a peace of mind and transport your children safely
The First Lightweight Inflatable Child Car Safety Seat Luftikid, created by Pierre Depireux, is essentially an inflatable safety chair that…
Italy By Bike
Wheelie Good Holidays: Travelling Italy By Bike Ciao! So you’re considering visiting Italy. We couldn’t recommend the country more. With…
Tour of Iran on Golden Eagle Train
Tour of Iran on Golden Eagle Train Discover the incredibly rich treasures of one of the world’s most ancient civilizations…
New Zealand’s best road trip destinations
New Zealand’s best road trip destinations Pack up the car or kombi van because Skyscanner’s list of Kiwi-exclusive holiday hotspots…
The Great American Road Trip
If you’re thinking of big American vacations, a lot of people like to stay in the states as opposed to…
Blue Train, South Africa
Blue Train, South Africa … Ritz on Rails By Roderick Eime You are on the shortest tour in Africa,” John, our…
The Ghan – Next Stop: Coober Pedy
For the first time in its 86 year history, The Ghan will make a regular extended stop at Coober Pedy…
10 Essential Petrolhead Experiences, SouthWest Germany
Year-round, sunny SouthWest Germany is Petrolhead Heaven. Check out our 10 ESSENTIAL PETROL HEAD EXPERIENCES! Drive round the Hockenheim circuit…
Time for a motorhome holiday
Summer is coming! Welcome the warmer weather with a motorhome holiday adventure in Australia or New Zealand. Apollo Motorhome Holidays…
Private Motor Court – Waldorf NYC
The landmark Waldorf Astoria New York has completed a $12-million dollar restoration project of its unique interior motor court, one…
The new Spirit of Queensland
Queensland Rail Travel is embarking on a new era in long distance travel and is pleased to introduce the “Spirit…
India : A luxury journey
Royal Rajasthan On Wheels (RROW) is one of the more luxurious trains in India and is created by the makers…
Tube Etiquette: Surviving London
Tube Etiquette: The Essential Guide to Surviving your OE in London Tactics that travellers should adopt or avoid on London’s…
Southland
Campervan Ventures by Shane Boocock After three days hiking the Hollyford Track, and another day on a jetboat safari on…
Traversing the South Island
From East to West – Traversing the South Island When you’ve shopped, dined and cultured yourself to the max…
Vaucluse – Provence, France
Escorted Bike Tour of Vaucluse in Provence, France By bike, on foot, on four wheels – these options are…
Renault Eurodrive Review
By Kurt Breetvelt There are many advantages that come with having a car to use while travelling, but especially…
The Ghan
Nearly 3,000km is the distance from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs, and there’s no better way to enjoy…
Get your motor running – Part 1
by Gayle Dickson A taxi horn blared as I stepped out of the hushed confines of the Observatory Hotel in…
Townsville To Cairns
By Shane Boocock With a few extra days up our sleeve after a relaxing vacation on Magnetic Island, we…
Spirit of the Outback
As train journeys go, there aren’t any snow-capped mountains, fields of sugar canes, or tropical rainforests to see when…
Hot Spots by Rail – QLD
Discover everything Queensland has on offer, from the reef to the red soils of the outback, on an exciting…
Fraser Island
4wd adventure on Fraser Island by Nigel A Pilkington Getting up at 5.45am on any winter morning can be…
Get Your Motor Running Part 2
READ PART ONE HERE By Gayle Dickson Regretfully packing my gear back into the rental car, I left Paperbark Camp…
Harleys – NSW Central Coast
Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way By Mark Sheehan and Andy Purvis A pair of Sydneyside locals, ‘a…
Bangkok by Bike
by Fred Novella Get Thai’d! You’re talking to a tourist whose every move’s among the purest I get my kicks…
5 Best Scenic Drives
by Shane Boocock Having spent nine years travelling the back roads of North America as a former tour guide, I’ve…
Treasures of the Sierra Nevada
An American RV Trip by Shane Boocock I’d left my mate to do some grocery shopping prior to our departure…
THE ROMANCE OF RAIL – Australia
THE ROMANCE OF RAIL – Australia By Dennis and Rosamund Knill Our itinerary makes it sound blissfully easy, perhaps a…