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Me and my best friend went on a road trip to meet up with an online friend of ours who lived 6 hours away. It was amazing! It was our first time meeting him and it was like we had been best friends for a lifetime.

Calais to La Rochelle, August 1987.


O Captain! my Captain! are we nearly there yet?
This old Morris Ital has given all it can, we must be close; Is that us backfiring?
Is that La Rochelle? Peep the horn. Us lot in the back are cheering (we could do with the loo).
Put your foot down, it's getting a bit grim back here.
O my days! my days! my days!
O just pull over,
You said we were close. My Captain lies.
We're not even past Rouen!

O Captain! my Captain! are we nearly there yet?
Get us there soon and there's a croissant in it for you.
I'll even throw in a slab of brie and a bottle of Cuvée Des Jonquilles
Come on, can't you hear our pleas, drive faster we're eager to get there. (We could do with the loo again).
Hey Captain! Dear father!
Both hands on the wheel!
I'll rest my head a little
And dream a faster journey in a Ferrari.
Wake me up at Le Mans.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pursed and still;
My father pulls up, tired, beat, he has no pulse nor will;
The Ital got here safe and sound, well it's a little overheated.
A fearful trip, I didn't think we'd get through Angers;
But exult, look at that harbour, and, ring the bells, a loo!
But I, with mournful tread,
Walk the quay with my Captain,
I owe the old duffer a stiff drink.

My best road trip was from Orlando to Memphis to see the King's birthplace and home. Then down to New Orleans for a bit of jazz then back to Orlando to do rides rides and rides.

A few years ago I was made redundant and we decided to go on a road trip to France for a few weeks...or however long we felt like it! We booked a naturist campsite (a first for us) in the South of France for 2 weeks and then spent a few days making our way there and camping on the way. Loved the trip, we saw so many wonderful places! We ended up booking another 2 weeks at a different site and then after that we just drove around camping in laybys and sleeping in the car! We even drove to Spain for breakfast one morning as we were right near the border! The scenery was incredible and the sense of freedom too!

Many years ago,I went on a road trip with my then boyfriend to the Lake District.On the first night,a farmer said we could camp in a certain field.The next morning we were woken by cows happily chewing the tent and peering inside-we had got the wrong field!After a day of beautiful weather and exploring the area,we spent the next night in a weird campsite in the middle of an industrial area.The heavens opened and our ragged tent was absolutely sodden.Shoving the soggy mess into the car boot,we decided to head for Scotland.We found a beautiful campsite by Loch Trool,where we hired a tent and sat around the camp fire in the evening,very romantic.There was even a block of proper showers.The only problem was the huge swarms of gnats,who feasted on our legs and arms.Heading west,we had some lovely drives and walks around stunning lochs and countryside and made friends with some mountain goats who tried to eat my suede jacket.We ended up in Portpatrick on a lovely clear evening,where we could see Northern Ireland across the sea.My boyfriend bumped into one of his bosses from work,quite a coincidence being so far from home.We had to stay at a b&b as our tent was still soaking wet.The next day,we had to head for home,almost penniless as we had not factored in paying for accommodation.After a stop for toilets,my boyfriend came out with 5 pound notes that he had found in a toilet and fished out-yuk!Still,dried out on the dashboard,they bought us food and petrol for the journey home!There was one Scottish pound note left,which I still have.
We later married and then divorced after 10 years but I still think fondly of that trip.It was one of the warmest summers I can remember and we were so free and spontaneous despite our little mishaps.We saw some amazing scenery and I will never forget our youthful joy and quick recovery from setbacks.

Travelling across Victoria in Australia one summer and making stops along the way, as well as driving along the Great Ocean Road, before heading across to South Australia! Perfection!

An overland trip to India as a young man. On a bus in Northern Iran, the brakes failed as we went down a hill and we all had to jump out of the road rear fire exit.

My best road trip was driving through Spain and villages carved out of the mountains and stopping to swim in the amazing cold lagoons. It is such a beautiful and interesting countryside.

On the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco to Los Angeles - amazing scenery and beautiful weather!

my most memorable drive was about 30 years ago we had a hire car in Spain, we suddenly came upon a lovely wide new road that was signposted to were we were going. After about 10 mins driving I remarked that it was unusual that we hadn't seen any other cars, after 20 mins we got really worried, but there was no way to get off this road, we had to stay on it for ages, by now we were really worried, we finally came to the end to see a number of barriers and cones and workman looking bemused, the road was still being built and wasn't finished! we had to drive around the workman to get off. Why there were no warning signs or barriers to stop us getting on it in the first place I have no idea!

Taking the children over to Germany years ago when they were young to see my sister, we always got to drive down the romantic road which was lovely and the girls loved seeing the castles etc. Lovely to look back

In the late 60's when in my late teens, I drove in an old van with 6 others across Europe - France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. We camped or slept in the van depending on where we were. We had no showers en route and once we hit the sea in Greece we all ran in, fully clothed - bliss. We spent an amazing week camping on the beach before going on to Istanbul and the Bosphorus. The main roads through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were hardly more than cart tracks, toilet facilities were nil until the beach where there was a hole in the ground with a tree trunk which served as a 'flusher'. A cigarette was essential equipment when entering ...... On our return north we visited Dachau, a truly awful place. The Munich Beerfest was last on the agenda and to this day, I still have the beer stein which I found in my possession the next morning . A memorable 5 weeks. Not sure I would want to repeat the experience unless I had the benefit of a few luxuries along the way!

We drove to the north of Scotland the other year. We visited Loch Ness on the way (but didn't see Nessie!) and went on the ferry and got a tour round Orkney, including the stone age village and the Ring of Brodgar, which I'm sure is more impressive than Stonehenge - and it's free and not fenced off! The roads were pretty clear, the kids were well behaved and the weather wasn't too bad - what more could we ask for

best one has to be when we didn't tell the kids we were going abroad,just we were having a day out starting very early. cases loaded in car without them seeing and woke them in the early hours to get in car, lovely drive to dover while they slept and they awoke as we boarded ferry , excitement was amazing and the drive through France into Holland was just one I will never forget

Driving from LA via San Diego and then onto Baja California. It was many years ago with a couple of friends, we had such a laugh! I remember eating lobster for breakfast in Baja as it was so cheap and delicious??

My best road trip was driving down Great Ocean Road in Australia with one of my best friends, Iben. Absolutely stunning and amazing.

It was 2010 and we drove from our home in Liverpool to Plymouth. We stayed a couple of nights in Plymouth and then drove across to Paignton (Devon); the Waterpark there is a must. We stayed there for a couple of nights and then drove to St Ives, where we spent a week. After St Ives we drove to Padstow and stopped the night, then Cardiff for two nights before returning home. It was very tiring but one of the best holiday's I've had.

I think, sometime in the 1950's, Dad bought a car. We had never had one before and there was great excitement as we got in and drove off. We got round the corner and headed to the main road, when a loud bang brought the car to a stop. Something vital had broken, and our trip was off. We walked home, and left Dad to it. So, what should have been our best road trip ended after five minutes.

The best road trip we have taken was with our children to the Cotswolds, to Bourton on the water and all the other lovely places, we listened to music and all of us singing

I drove around North America; from Vancouver down to San Diego, then across through Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas, St. Louis, through to New York and Washington, and finishing with Toronto and Montreal. It was an amazing adventure.

A coach trip across Europe through Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary last year. Stunning scenery and fascinating culture and history.

In Portugal - we drove for 2 hours each way to see the beautiful cliffs in the Algarve, music blasting, snacks galore and the windows rolled down (the weather was beautiful). The roads were quiet and we sailed through our journey! The landscape on the way was also beautiful.

Not a road trip and just a diversion really but reading of hold ups and long journeys I was staggered to read that when Tim Peake returns to earth tomorrow, from leaving the space station to landing will be a journey of 3 hours.

My favourite road trip is the Amalfi Drive on the Neopolitan Riviera. I've done the trip by boat, coach, car & scooter but scooter was the best by far, so thrilling with amazing views & sheer drops down to the sea below

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My (and my family's) favourite road trip has always that from South to North Wales (the A470). No motorways, no fast roads (hopefully few tractors), just lots of driving the way it used to be. And what wonders await our arrival! Mountainous scenery, narrow-gauge steam railways, enchanting castles to explore. Bliss.