There’s nothing quite like packing up for a road trip. Getting the car loaded with a drinks cooler, blankets, overnight bags and if feeling adventurous, a tent, is pretty much the most freeing experience that you can ever have. Choosing your route for your road trip is probably the hardest decision you could make, given the fact there is so much out there to be seen. It’s quite exhausting, planning a route that suits the whole family and all ages, so it makes sense to do as much research as possible before you get on the road.
Let’s go road Trippin’
Plan your route and your stops along said route before you leave the house. You may know your end destination, but your stops can depend on your style of travel. It won’t suit everyone to stop at hotels near Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park, but for thrill seekers who love an adrenaline rush, it’s an absolute must! Don’t forget: you and your passengers will be together for up to eight hours a day of driving and stopping at various attractions, so it has to be well thought out and make sense for everyone before you put the pedal to the metal and get going. Apps like this one can help you to plan your route to perfection, so you don’t have to simply wing it when you’re on your way.
Don’t forget, though, that the fun of a road trip is knowing where you start and knowing where you end, but that doesn’t mean you have to plan every single stop to a tee. You may come across things that you haven’t even found online, and so deviate from the rough plan that you have already set out for yourself. Don’t feel bad about that, as part of the fun of a road trips is discovering something new. You also have to account for budget when you make your plans, because if you deviate off your path in the pursuit of something new, you need to factor in expenditure elsewhere than you’ve planned. Driving can cost more money than a flight sometimes, so you need to have a contingency plan of cash for extra mileage and gas. You also need to make sure that you plan for extra nights in hotels or food if you get stranded.
Before you embark on your road trip, you need to take your car to an auto shop for a tune up. You need to have a fresh battery, new gas, and new oil. You should also have the interior and exterior of the car cleaned, and give a friend or relative who isn’t travelling with you a copy of your itinerary. You need your car to be in the best condition possible so that you don’t break down on the road. Your road trip should be a time where you make as many memories as possible, and it’s up to you to plan for those memories accordingly. Plan well, and your road trip can be the stuff of legends.
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