The road trip is on the rise. Data from travel search engine kayak.com found that car hire searches have surged 10 per cent year-on-year in the UK, with interest up a remarkable 44 per cent in Romania, as well as 29 per cent in Norway and 23 per cent...
Island-hopping between Dubrovnik and Split Distance: 225 miles Though it may not be a road trip in the traditional sense, 10 days of island-hopping with kids (which can be romantically impromptu for couples, who can whimsically hop on...
This Italian island may not be the first destination that springs to mind for those keen to put the pedal to the metal, but for Original Travel’s co-founder Tom Barber, it’s one of the best places for a road trip with kids in tow, best tackled on a...
Distance: 775 miles Beach babies and their parents should shun the dusty, seemingly endless roads of the Outback and Australia’s metropolitan charms in favour of the seaside stretch of Western Australia between Perth and Exmouth. Expect...
Unlike some traffic-clogged stretches (French Riviera, we’re looking at you), the 656-mile Pacific Coast Highway is best in the school summer holidays, when June’s fog has lifted and the weather is warm and clear. And with the route eventually...
Distance: 90 miles Having something to look forward to at the end of a long drive is half the battle with kids: dinosaurs, sandcastles and cake-heavy cream teas should do the trick. For those, the 90-or-so-mile route along the pretty A-roads of...
