Photo Report: The cars of Taipei, Taiwan

Toyota Corolla taxi and Taipei 101 tower in background. Today we interrupt the U.S. North to South series for a quick Photo Snapshot of Taipei in Taiwan, on my way to the Guangzhou Auto Show. At 423.829 registrations over the Full Year 2014, Taiwan is one of the smallest markets…

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U.S. North to South 2015: Wrangell and Ketchikan, Alaska

Ford F-150 in Wrangell, Alaska Leaving Petersburg to continue on our way south requires a ferry as Petersburg’s road network only reaches 30 miles out of town and does not cross any water along the way. Next we visit Wrangell and Ketchikan before leaving Alaska for good. As well as analysing the car park…

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U.S. North to South 2015: Petersburg, Alaska

GMC Sierra in Petersburg, Alaska After stopping in Juneau, we now take the Alaska Marine Highway — the ferry in simple terms — on a little over five hour sail to reach the next town in our journey: Petersburg, definitely the most picturesque fishing station I got to visit in Alaska. Nicknamed…

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U.S. North to South 2015: Juneau, Alaska

Chevrolet Colorado in Juneau, Alaska After Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, we fly south-east to Alaska’s capital city, Juneau. Juneau is continental America’s only state capital that cannot be reached by car — only boat or plane — as its road network does not connect it to any other towns. It is bound…

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U.S. North to South 2015: Anchorage, Alaska

Along the Seward Highway, south of Anchorage. After Barrow and Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, at the extreme north of the United States, we now fly south 620 miles (1,007 km) to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska but not its capital. As much as I would have liked to tackle the mighty Dalton Highway,…

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U.S. North to South 2015: Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Ford F-350 in Prudhoe Bay, AK After starting in Barrow, the northernmost settlement in the United States, our second stop takes us 200 miles (320 km) south east to Prudhoe Bay, again on the Arctic Ocean. As I detailed in the opening report, there are no roads linking Barrow to Prudhoe Bay,…

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U.S. North to South 2015: Barrow, Alaska

Ford F-150 in Barrow, Alaska. Last year, I crossed the United States from Coast to Coast — New York to LA — in a Ram 1500 Tradesman, happily nicknamed Albert. You can follow last year’s coverage here. This year we embark on another crossing, this time from North to South, albeit…

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Photo Report: The cars of the South of France

Citroen 2CV and Renault Captur in Cannes, France. Today I can share with you a Photo Report on the car landscape of the South of France, covering the French Riviera from Cannes to Monaco via Nice but also the hinterland with towns such as Grasse, Gourdon, Cipières, Gréolières, Coursegoules, Escragnolles…

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