road trip
The Ring Road, Anticlockwise
Everybody drives Iceland's Route 1 clockwise, which puts the best light behind them for a week. Here is the case for turning the other way out of the airport.
The North Coast, Slowly
Scotland's famous loop is 830 kilometres of single-track road being driven far too fast. Take nine days instead of four and it becomes a different route entirely.
Nine Passes, One Tank
A two-day alpine loop that strings together the good corners and skips the tunnels. Where to start, which passes to take in which direction, and when the road opens.
The N2, End to End
Portugal's 738-kilometre spine runs from the Spanish border to the Algarve through almost nothing. That is the appeal, and it needs a week.