The US Road Trip Bucket List: Seward Highway, Alaska
The 127-mile drive between Anchorage and the tiny portside town of Seward on the stunning Resurrection Bay is an easy way to enjoy a cross section of Alaska’s immense beauty. Encompassing boreal forests, mammoth glaciers, and majestic fjords, this is a hugely rewarding drive that will stay with you long after it’s finished. Begin in Anchorage, where it’s easy to rent a car... Read More
The US Road Trip Bucket List: Million Dollar Highway, Colorado
A stones throw from Telluride is a 24-mile stretch of U.S. 550 which takes visitors into another time to when the West was still wild, and this trip requires a sturdy vehicle as the road conditions are definitely not for wimps. The Million Dollar Highway connects the old mining towns of Silverton and Ouray in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, and passes through... Read More
The US Road Trip Bucket List: Going-to-the-Sun Road, Montana
Take a pilgrimage to the awesome beauty of glaciers in idyllic northern Montana for some of the most breathtaking scenery you’ll ever see. In Glacier National Park, the Going-to-the-Sun Road runs east to west for 50 miles, which will take at least half a day to drive it in early June for the most imaginative backcountry tour. The park stays open year-round, however parts of this... Read More
The US Road Trip Bucket List: Sonoma and Napa Valleys, California
The neighbouring valleys of Sonoma and Napa have an abundance of historic spots and quiet nature alongside luxurious pit stops. To make the best of this dual option drive, rent a car in San Francisco and go an hour north on U.S. 101 to Healdsburg, which is a Sonoma hub, crammed with tasting rooms and terrific restaurants. Further north on 101 you’ll come to Lake Sonoma... Read More
The US Road Trip Bucket List: Big Sur, California
The iconic Route 1 runs almost the entire length of California, but one of the best stretches for road trips is through Big Sur, which goes for about 90 miles along the central coast from San Simeon to Carmel. Big Sur’s reputation for sheer beauty is justified: With the redwood groves of the Santa Lucia mountains on one side and the rocky beaches and sea lions of the Pacific on... Read More