Travel

Born from the need for self-sufficient travel, the 7even50 One trailer looks like little more than an industrial cargo trailer from the outside. Inside, though, it's a homey space for two that serves as a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and dining lounge.

The new Loef camper van debuts as a stretched-out MAN TGE that can deliver five-star meals on its slide-out ceramic grill, cocktail-crafting minibar and full indoor range. Dual dining areas allow up to 10 people to enjoy those meals inside the van.

Fretlight has been making guitars with LEDs embedded in the neck for a good long while now, but all of its instruments so far have been full size electrics or acoustics. Now it's going on the road with a travel version of its learning system.

The SAIC Maxus Life Home V90 Villa Edition is a Class C motorhome with Class A space thanks to dual slide-outs and a pop-up second story with its own elevator. Smart tech and sharp styling put the finishing touches on a townhome-grade RV.

In 2019, Polydrops reimagined the teardrop trailer as a sharp-angled mobile personal space. Now it's back with a more comfortable trailer specced out like a towable hotel room, complete with off-grid solar power system and all-weather HVAC.

2020 was the worst year for travel in decades, but if this selection of images from the 2020 Travel Photographer of the Year awards is any indication, it's been an extraordinary year for visual creativity. Enjoy this vicarious feast of a gallery.

Czech shop WoodVans warms up the motorbike-hauling camper, creating a Moto van so cozy and inviting it could double as a winter retreat for four people, at least when it's not busy serving as a dirt bike shuttle and base camp.

Bowlus adds a few pandemic-friendly updates to its luxury camping trailer. The new Terra Firma houses and feeds its human and canine occupants in luxury, protects from germs, and supports nomadic operations with two-week power and a smart tech suite.

Electric RVs are few and far between, but that'll change with vehicles like the Rivian R1T overland pickup and Tesla Cybercamper. Lordstown Motors isn't overlooking the blossoming market, teaming with Camping World to develop its own electric RVs.

UK guitar amp maker Blackstar has introduced its first guitar in collaboration with Gordon Smith Guitars. The Carry-On Guitar is aimed at wanderlust musicians who want the feel and tone of a full-size instrument in a compact package.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted society and ordinary citizens on a scale not seen since the Second World War. For the aerospace industry, the crisis goes far beyond ruined holiday plans.

Frank Eusterholz had big electric camper van ambitions. He put a PlugVan module into a VW e-Crafter and went on a 7,500-km journey to the northern tip of Continental Europe. His trip serves as an inspiring early look at electric RVing possibilities.