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Drives

The Reno neon sign stretching across Virginia Street.

USA

The rocky road to excess

Louise Goldsbury takes a road trip across the US desert, driving through the heart of the Wild West.

New Zealand

Brooding beauty

David Whitley follows the Mangatoa Road into the great unknown to discover the secrets of the North Island's wild west.

The Tripologist

Can you trust the reviews on TripAdvisor?

TripAdvisor bad review

The Tripologist For the most part, the TripAdvisor website is a blessing for travellers.

Africa

The edge of civilisation

Namibia.  Desert tour vehicle climbing sand dunes at dusk outside Swakopmund, Namibia.

Ben Groundwater Ben Groundwater says goodbye to bitumen for three weeks as he navigates African desert wilderness.

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Photo galleries

World's greatest day drives

A car crossing the bridge (Vallone di Furore) on the Amalfi Coast.

Hug the corners on some of the world's most memorable drives

World's greatest drives

Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, California.

The highway is a grand canvas, a drive-in screen for our own epics, especially on these five great excursions.

Travellers Tips

Tripologist

Tripologist: Best way to do a California road trip

California, Pacific Coast Highway Sign Near Big Sur.

Tripologist I was wondering how I can best do a road trip up the California coast?

Tripologist

Driving route a thing of beauty

Tripologist My husband and I are planning to hire a car for two weeks in France in May.

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Travel News

Party at the festival without a ticket? Yes, you Cannes

Cannes festival beach

5:23pm | Inside the Cannes temple of film-making, moguls meet movie stars and buyers and sellers wrangle over what we will be watching on the big screen a few months from now. But almost as compelling is the scene outside the Palais des Festivals.

World's first video call from Everest summit 'illegal'

2:50pm | A British mountaineer's interview with the BBC on his smartphone from the top of Mount Everest has stirred controversy with the Nepalese government calling the broadcast "illegal", officials said Monday.

United Airlines resumes Dreamliner flights

11:12am | United Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights Monday after the advanced plane was globally grounded four months ago due to overheated battery incidents.

From fleeing Taliban to 'best job in the world' contender

ROBERT UPE 10:54am | Daughter of the former Afghan president in the running for 'best job in the world'.

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