Over the course of nine days, you will start in Nadi and kayak your way through the Yasawa Group of islands, a volcanic archipelago in the Western Division of Fiji. Available April to November Fiji For kayaking, village stays and manta rays Expect swims in rocky coves, verdant forests, small waterfalls and a truffle-hunting excursion, complete with a lunch fashioned from the spoils.īook it: Regent Holidays ( .uk) offers the eight-day Pathways of Istria tour from £1,875pp, including return flights from UK to Pula, airport and luggage transfers, accommodation and detailed route description. Here, you will pass temple ruins and Roman villas, before continuing on to medieval hilltop villages, including the scenically magnificent Motovun, and finishing with the eight-mile Lungomare coastal walk from Volosko to Lovran, via Opatija. ![]() Istria For scenic walks, island swims and trufflesĬovering the region at a comfortable pace, this new self-guided walking tour begins in Rovinj on the North Adriatic coast and moves, by boat, on to Brijuni, a national park group of 14 islands in the south of the region. And, of course, the permanent hunt for a parking space. The Faustian struggle presented by vineyard and cellar door visits. Missing an exit and having to navigate another 25-mile stretch before the next one. The soporific effects of one road-marker after another as they are swallowed by your wheels. The sights you miss when everyone choruses “Oh look!” but your eyes must remain firmly on the road ahead. The dastardly moments when the satnav fails you. Then there is getting your head around a new set of directions, tolls and road rules. Throw in a twinge of anxiety about driving on the “wrong” side of the road, for example, and the odd local driving at a speed-of-light pace (hello, German autobahns), and suddenly the open road abroad is anything but relaxing. Hitting the open road on four wheels – what could be more glamorous, more exciting, more emblematic of total freedom? Well, sometimes – but when it comes to driving abroad, the reality is often somewhat different.
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