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1. Transfăgărășan Called “the best road in the world” by Jeremy Clarkson on a 2009 edition of Top Gear, Transfăgărășan runs for 90km across the Southern Carpathian Mountains, between highest and second-highest peaks Moldoveanu and Negoiu.
 A winding route of … Continue reading →

1. Furka Pass Another James Bond location, the Swiss Alps’ Furka Pass was used for a scene in Goldfinger. But you’ll probably look anything but Bond-style glamorous when tackling it: steep slopes, hairpin bends, switchbacks and sharp, blind curves make … Continue reading →

1. Millau Viaduct, southern France

 Taller than the Eiffel Tower, Millau Viaduct is the world’s highest bridge. As well as being an engineering masterpiece, it also looks like a work of art – typical of the French. It opened in … Continue reading →

1. Central Greece West from Athens, a four-day drive in the marching path of warriors offers heart-quickening roadways, awe-inspiring temples, and a past rich in legends and myths. After heading west out of Athens on Highway E94, join the tour … Continue reading →

1. Amalfi Coast The Costiera Amalfitana, or Amalfi Coast, is widely considered Italy’s most scenic stretch of coastline, a landscape of towering bluffs, pastel-hued villages terraced into hillsides, precipitous corniche roads, luxuriant gardens, and expansive vistas over turquoise waters and … Continue reading →

1. Leh – Manali Highway, Himalaya Mountains, India

 Travel the Himalayas on four wheels by driving all 479km of northern India’s Leh-Manali Highway. Its highest elevation is Tanglang La mountain pass at 5328m, and on average you’re two to three … Continue reading →

1. CHILKOOT TRAIL*, Alaska and Yukon Territory, U.S. and Canada – Length: 33 miles, 3 to 5 days, Skagway to Bennett Lake The Trip: This hike is redolent with the suffering of 1898 gold miners, and there’s no mistaking the … Continue reading →

1. Sierra High Route, California. Length: 195 miles. The Trip: The route cuts south-north through the heart of California’s High Sierra—starting in Kings Canyon National Park and passing through the John Muir Wilderness and Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Inyo … Continue reading →

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Dadès Gorges Mountain Pass, Morocco

 Winding through Morocco’s Dadès Valley between the Atlas Mountains and the Anti-Atlas mountain range, the Dadès Gorges road runs 100 miles east from Ouarzazate with a wild landscape of snow on one side, desert on … Continue reading →