Roads BEST travelled! The world's most awe-inspiring stretches of
asphalt from Bolivia's Death Road to Norway's Road to Nowhere
There's no such thing as a 'travel day' when you take on some of
the most extreme, scenic and daring roads on the Earth - erase forever the
notion that an entire block of your travel time could be written off as a long
and loathsome car ride.
For below these very words is
evidence that it's often the journey rather than the destination that offers
the most lasting memories.
From the stunning ancient red
sandstone formations of Arizona's Valley of Fire and Patagonian mountains to
the man-made marvels of the Florida Keys and Norway, these roads must be
driven.
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Valley of Fire Road: No prizes
for guessing why this vibrant stretch got its name - it winds through the
Valley of Fire State Park famous for its red sandstone formations
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Ruta 40: Or National Route 40 in
Argentina's Patagonia spans over 3,000 miles the length of Argentina, and goes
through 20 national parks, but it's all about the view forward to Monte Fitz
Roy here
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Storseisundet Bridge: Dubbed the
road to nowhere, this is the longest of the eight bridges that form the
Atlantic Road, or Atlanterhavsveien in Norwegian
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Troll's Footpath: The
intriguingly named Trollstigen is a popular tourism route in Norway. The modern
car-worthy road with 11 hairpin turns took the horse and cart path's place, but
that old track is still perfectly visible
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North Yungas Road: This road
leading from La Paz to Coroico in Bolivia has lots of names, including Grove's
Road, Coroico Road and Camino de las Yungas, but the most memorable is Death
Road - guess why...
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Chapman's Peak Drive: A front row
seat to South Africa's southwestern tip is found on the route between Noordhoek
and Hout Bay on the Atlantic Coast near Cape Town
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Karakoram Highway: China likes to
do things bigger and roads are o different, but here they share the title of
world's highest paved international road with Pakistan. The stretch of asphalt
crosses the Karakoram mountain range through the Khunjerab Pass at 15,397 feet
above sea level
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Linn Cove Viaduct: Thanks to this
concrete bridge we get glimpses of the Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina
like this - it's park of the Blue Ridge Parkway and winds through an
earthy-coloured rainbow in autumn
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Interstate 70: Utah at its finest
from here as the highway cut through the San Rafael Reef (right) and the San
Rafael River turns its immediate vicinity green (bottom left) - that's the
Henry Mountains in the background on the left
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Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road: This
road leads to the Jebel Hafeet Mountain, the UAE's second-tallest mountain
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Florida Keys: The Overseas
Highway is mainland Florida's connection to the Florida Keys - 42 bridges
making up 113 miles over overseas road make it a sight to behold, especially as
sunrise or sunset
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On foot: Runners cross the water
during the Seven Mile Bridge Run in Marathon, Florida, which has been conducted
since 1982
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The Cabot Trail: The super scenic
highway around the northern tip of Canada's Nova Scotia has to be seen to be
appreciated
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