8 Bucket-List Road Trips

[Pritha Rajkhowa]

We have read hundreds of road trip itineraries, motorcycle diaries, car trips and what not. It is still unbelievable why these road trips are lifting our hearts up. Be it the views, the thrill hidden, the bends and ascends, the food cafes, historical buildings, farms and landscapes, everything on a road trip creates pleasure and most of the time, bliss. Find some of the most exemplary road trips around the world one should have on his bucket list.

 

Iceland’s Ring Road

On a road trip through the ring road of Iceland, you will come across active volcanoes, dancing northern lights, a mammoth avalanche, and rushing cascades. The ring road actually covers 800 miles encircling the country with Route 1. If you are spending time at each spot, you can complete the entire circle in one week. Skogafoss waterfall, Solheimajokull Glacier, Skaftafell National Park are some of the sights you can never miss.

 

Romantic Road, Germany

400 kilometers is the length of the most visited road in Germany, the indeed romantic Romantic Road. As it has the fame of being the famous holiday space, the sights around are meticulously working to keep everyone’s road trip awesome. It takes the traveler through the flamboyant memories of Germany, both historical and cultural. The neatly maintained vineyards, the spiritual foot of Alps, the wide smiles on the faces of the Germans will affect anyone’s heart, undoubtedly. The trail cuts through the prominent places like Franconia and Baden-Wurttemberg which are the pulses of this typical country.

 

Cowboy Trail, Canada

A roaring adventure is hiding on the Cowboy Trail, the perfect getaway from your mundane life. Alberta’s most scenic nature becomes unwinding throughout your journey on the north-south highway. The rigid, tough terrains of Alberta has a lot to tell you, its old traditions, cultural transitions etc. The ranchlands have a specific space which are the obvious carriers of the movie scenes; horses, cows, fields and farms

 

Ladakh, India

The extensive lush valleys supported by the massive Himalayan screes make it all the more adventurous for a Ladakh tourist. The high altitude roads are not at all smooth and friendly but those who are ready to take up the challenge, come to see the historical sights of Ladakh. Manali to Leh road trip passing the confluence of Zanskar River and the Indus River, Khardung La and Baralacha Pass, the repeatedly seen prayer flags on the mountains, the tea stalls, the monasteries on the cliff tops, the rhododendron and oak forests and of course the cold breeze covering the whole route.

Lake Superior Circle, USA/Canada

Get a chance to circumnavigate an epic route in North America , The Lake Superior Circle, cross Ontario, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconson and find the extending lazy shores to the large cliff tops are equally capturing your body and soul. Take stops regularly and embrace the exciting views of the irregularly arranged rocky structures, the vast lake always conversing with the green line on the shore and the unfathomable horizon changing colours according to the wish of the sun. The countrysides, small towns, historic ramparts, high clouds etc will accompany you.

 

Road 62, South Africa

Between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth lies Road 62, offering travelers a huge blend of natural scenery in an unlimited way. The vast wineries are sharing their past days’ memories and fresh hopes and the cliffs, valleys, lakes, hot springs also have their own shares of stories to be told. It is unimaginably long and extended to 748 KM, non-stop travel would kill the fun. And it is not so unusual to take a slight deviation toward Chapman’s Peak, an astonishing marine drive between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.

 

Ticlio Pass, Peru

Expect the large boulders on your way while you cover the 132 KM long Ticlio Pass in Peru. 4877 meters above from the sea level, this is the highest paved road, a special one for the adventure junkies around the world. If the breathtaking bends, the about to fall rocks on the mountain tables, the structures expecting a landslide any time etc are not convincing your adventurous mind, then nothing else in the world can do it.

 

Atlantic Road, Norway

Stretching 8 kilometers along the Norwegian coastline, the Atlantic Road would give you some of the most relishing road trip experience. Expect the seals, whales swimming by your side and the birds flying over your head. Unleashing bends on the road would test your driving skills and only 30 minutes would need to cover the length by watching the aching beauty of the ocean on either side.