Here you will find Road Trip Ideas from our personal experience since 2006.
Because we travel independently, we always have the opportunity to wander off the main highways and tourist routes to visit uncrowded and unusual locations. These often include World Heritage and other historical sites; interesting art and architecture; and diverse landscapes – in South America, Europe & beyond.
Every day is a road trip!
Our Goal: to encourage you to experience overland travel for yourselves. Dare2go has routes, sites and destinations to help you create the perfect road trip for your next vacation.
Road Trip Ideas
A road trip gives you the freedom to stop wherever you like – for a photo, an unplanned hike, or to explore places not always mentioned in guidebooks.
We share our best road trips with you in easy-to-follow posts.
Please make use of our road trip inspirations, either in your own vehicle, or with a rental car.
Santa Catarina: a Spectacular Mountain Roadtrip
Come with us on a spectacular roadtrip into the mountains of Santa Catarina. Please follow our tracks and explore this beautiful region of Brazil!
Roadtrip Route through France with 10 Interesting Stops
We take you along country roads from the Alsace to Avignon. On this roadtrip thru France, we visit 10 interesting, historic & natural sights, worth stopping for!
Take a Hungary Road Trip to see these Remarkable Places
On this western Hungary road trip, you will experience 7 unusual, outstanding and memorable places in the countryside, and the small cities and towns.
Wikipedia has a nice definition:
“Overlanding is self-reliant overland travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal.”
Some of our articles offer overlanders helpful information gathered from our experience; while others feature the journeys of fellow overland travellers.
What to Include in an Overlander’s Kitchen
Packing list with essentials for our overland kitchen. What we eat keeps us going. To prepare food we need the right equipment and utensils in our kitchen.
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It could be colourful street art, impressive public art, distinctive architecture, or a typical local festivity.
We love to share these things – to inspire you to slow down and immerse yourself!
Often such little treasures make the best memories.
Here is one of our highlights:
A Fiesta, Famous across Ecuador, yet Unknown to Tourists
The Corpus Christi fiesta of Pujilí in Cotopaxi Province, is famous right across Ecuador. But it is relatively unknown to tourists outside of the country.
World Heritage Sites
These sites are designated as having outstanding universal value.
We use the UNESCO World Heritage Sites website, alongside guidebooks, when deciding what to see.
Because we can’t visit all of them, we try to choose unique or unusual sites.
Go and See Segovia and its World Heritage Attractions
See the Aqueduct, Alcazar and Gothic Cathedral in World Heritage Segovia, but don’t miss the churches, palaces and other attractions of the Old Town.
The Berber Granaries of Morocco should be World Heritage!
The fortified Berber Granaries of Morocco were traditionally used to store grains and family valuables. We believe these should be World Heritage listed.
15 Fascinating Things to Do and See in Merida, Spain
Merida, often overlooked by tourists in Spain, has many fascinating and varied Roman artifacts. Here are the 15 best things to do and see in Mérida!
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Historic German Settlements: Rundling Villages of the Wendland
Not all attractions in Germany are historic cities or castles ruins. Explore with us the historic circular Rundling Villages of the Wendland in Germany’s north.
Korça is a Gem Off the Popular Tourist Path in Albania
Korça is an undiscovered gem of Albania. Stroll through this city and you will find public art, green spaces, several museums, and plenty of cafes for a rest.
BGToll, Needed for Motorhomes over 3.5 tons in Bulgaria
Bulgaria introduced the new electronic BGToll system for heavy vehicles and included motorhomes. In this post I explain how we dealt with this utter nuisance.
The COVID-19 Challenges for Overlanders are Not All Over
In April we asked overland travellers about the challenges they faced due to COVID-19 restrictions. 4 months later, we asked them: How are you doing now?
Visit the Superlative Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex
Superlatives to discover in Sussex: the largest Roman-style Villa in Great Britain with the oldest collection of mosaics and the first formal Roman garden.
Picturesque Towns of Western Greece You Should Visit
The mainland coast of Greece has many picturesque towns you should visit by car or motorhome. These towns are cheaper to reach than the famous Greek islands.