22 Awesome Trips to Take Before You Get Old

ByVictoria Philpott Last Updated:

‘Getting old’ is subjective. If you’ve got enthusiasm, energy and a sense of wonder then the world is your oyster. Obvs you might need a bit of cash, but… details.

I’ve done a lot of travelling, of course, but if I was to boil down all the trips I’ve done into a good ticklist of 21 awesome types of holiday to take before you get old, this would be it.

1. The road trip

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Taking to the road with your mates, your tunes, backpacks in the boot and Scooby snacks at the ready, is an absolute right of passage, for anyone, at any time. The ubiquitous destination is of course the US, with all their open roads and iconic destinations – map out the Pacific Coast Highway, Route 66 or US Route 20 through Yellowstone National Park for the ultimate trip . There are many ways to save money on a road trip to make it pretty affordable. 

Other popular road trips include the Great Ocean Road in Oz, the Icefield Parkway in Canada and the Garden Route in South Africa. You could also do a road trip in Cornwall, or how about driving round Devon?

IDEAS FOR ROAD TRIPS in the USA 

How about going from north to south and driving from Chicago to New Orleans? Or, taking one of the most famous road trips in the world along the Pacific Coast Highway – so good I’ve done it twice! Do it the other way and you could add a road trip from San Francisco to Seattle