Veteran traveller Will Rogers guides you through the ins and outs of how to plan a great European road trip.

Pack your van to the brim with windsurf boards, sails, a surfboard or SUP, plenty of sun cream, a box of PG Tips, a big stash of sausages and if there’s room, more than one pair of board shorts. Book a ferry, start the engine, cross the busiest shipping seaway in the world and now you’re on the road. Free to go to whichever beach is windy, mix in a bit of city café culture with some of the worlds best thermal winds. Explore new uncrowded spots, hop across to Africa for a taste of a completely different lifestyle and wake up on the beach to the priceless sound of the ocean. Do this in as many different locations as you want, in whichever country you feel like, with no constraints or restrictions. That’s road tripping! Here’s how to do it…