Apache Trail Road near Phoenix, Arizona (Sam Clemens/Photographer's Choice/Getty)
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The New American Road Trip outside
At some point after puberty and before mortgage payments, that summer ritual our parents used to make us do became something we couldn't do without. And the rules have changed. Cars are faster, highways are better, and there's cool stuffreally cool stuff that doesn't involve buffets or Dollywoodjust about everywhere. Stop sitting on those vacation days and get out there. Our five two-week loops will get you rolling.
Mediterranean Moments
Mountain drives, bustling street markets, and deserted villages typify shoulder season on the French Mediterranean coast
Gentlemen, Destroy Your Engines! outside
Get behind the wheel for the Banger Rally, a 4,500-mile blitz from England to the Sahara in which globe-trotting wrench-heads, posh speed freaks, and sand-blinded adventurers crank up the crazy and stomp on the gas
Food for Oil outside
Thirty vehicles, 16,000 miles, and not a single tank of gas
1,800 Miles B.C. outside
Our two-week pleasure tour samples the best of Canada's most bountiful province