Posted on July 17, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Road trips are all about adventure, blazing new trails and exploring landscapes but that doesn’t mean forsaking luxury along the way.  The Irish Independent has rounded up 5 of what it calls ‘Coastal Highway Hidaways’-beachside boltholes and heavenly havens where you can rest easy after a hard day’s driving.

Some of our most popular destinations are included in the list : Highway 1, tops with US car hire roadtrippers, Amalfi Coast a favourite with Italy car hire adventurers, Great Ocean Road, a popular car hire Australia drive, Grande Corniche, a must for  France car hire holidaymakers and the Garden route South Africa, one of the routes best loved by South Africa car hire drivers.