Here’s a great British road trip that will take you from London to the world-famous university city of Cambridge, but the region has much more to offer than just the beauty of this ancient seat of learning. This is an easy two-day tour that takes in some of East Anglia’s gorgeous little villages, … [Read more...]

A recent study has revealed the 10 most popular British road trips. Scotland’s North Coast 500 was voted Britain’s best road trip and Scottish routes took the top two spots. A third of Brits say they’re happy to drive further than usual for a staycation. The study, by Euro Car … [Read more...]

  Just had something added to my bucket list. The Stone Circle Experience at Stonehenge. When I first went there in 1979 you could get up close.  There was a rope "fence" around it but most people hopped over it and got inside the circle. The ever-increasing numbers arriving at the … [Read more...]

  This is the big ole boy on the block.  A lean, mean, eating machine. Five metres and one tonne of lethal force, he’s the boss of this stretch of river and he's watching your every move. A "saltie" - salt water crocodile - I filmed on a river cruise near Darwin this time last … [Read more...]

Ever felt you’d like to drive some real Big Boys' Toys like a bulldozer, a front-end loader or a digger?  Just for the fun of it? Then take a road trip to Invercargill in New Zealand’s deep south. At Dig This Invercargill you can have a go at feeling like a superhero in a 4 tonne front-end … [Read more...]

High summer. What a great time to take a UK road trip to explore the beautiful British countryside, lush in its verdant midsummer mantle, on a weekend road trip. Here’s an easy two or three day road trip from London to Brighton via Royal Tunbridge Wells. Good for a weekend, even better for a long … [Read more...]

The Leigh / Pakiri / Mangawhai / Waipu Road If you are planning a road trip from Auckland, New Zealand, into Northland (the locals will try to kid you it's 'the winterless north’) why stick to boring and ultra-busy State Highway 1? It’s a road trip for heaven’s sake. Do something different. Quit … [Read more...]

The shackles of lockdown are slowly coming off and on April 12 domestic tourism resumed. Even international travel is beginning to stir from its Covid slumber. Where better to take a staycation than a lavish estate housing a drive-through safari, or the opulent birthplace of Winston … [Read more...]

Had a birthday party last night and in a chat with a friend I mentioned that the previous weekend I had been in Bluff, the southernmost town in New Zealand. "Why the hell would you go there?" they asked. So I thought about it.  Three reasons. Oysters, sharks and geographical … [Read more...]