The Blue Ridge Parkway: A Practical Guide to Driving Appalachia’s Scenic Spine

Road Trips & Overland Travel The Blue Ridge Parkway: A Practical Guide to Driving Appalachia’s Scenic Spine Four hundred and sixty-nine miles of two-lane blacktop that never rushes, connecting two national parks through some of the oldest mountains on the continent. The speed limit is 45 mph for most of the way, and that is … Read more

The Pacific Coast Highway: A Practical Guide to Driving California’s Highway 1

Road Trips & Overland Travel The Pacific Coast Highway: A Practical Guide to Driving California’s Highway 1 California’s Highway 1 is the rare road that matches its reputation. Here’s how to drive it well, from the Golden Gate to the Mexican border. Updated August 2026 · 14 min read There is a short stretch of … Read more

Driving Baja California: A Practical Guide to the Tijuana-to-Cabo Road Trip

Road Trips & Overland Travel Driving Baja California: A Practical Guide to the Tijuana-to-Cabo Road Trip Mexico’s peninsula is one long invitation to keep the windows down. Here’s how to drive it from border to cape without the guesswork. Updated August 2026 · 14 min read There is a moment on Mexican Federal Highway 1, … Read more

Renting Cars Across Latin America: Insurance, Border Rules, and Hidden Costs

Road Trips & Overland · Practical Guide The advertised rate says $18 a day. The counter says $61. The border says no. Renting a car in Latin America is straightforward once you understand the three places the industry makes its real money — and the one assumption that gets travellers stranded. Updated August 2026 · … Read more

Driving the Ruta 40: Argentina’s Answer to the Great American Road Trip

Road Trips & Overland · Argentina Five thousand kilometres from the Bolivian border to the edge of the Southern Ocean, past wine valleys, painted deserts, thirteen national parks and the emptiest horizon in the Americas. Ruta 40 is the road trip South America measures itself against. Updated August 2026 · 17 min read · Links … Read more