MY TRAVEL TIPS

Did someone say road trip? How exciting! There is nothing more fun than getting out on the open highway and driving with your hair blowing in the wind for a road adventure. Road trip vacation planning, however, is a must lest you get caught off guard unprepared.

Obviously, the first part of your planning requires that your vehicle’s mechanics be in tip-top shape considering this will be your form of transportation for the duration of your trip. Take your car into your local garage for a thorough going over to make sure of its reliability factor. Make sure that you have important documents and that they are up-to-date. This would include your license, registration, and car inspection. Once that is straightened out, pack your car with the essentials of an emergency quick fix just in case something goes wrong in your travels. Bring along the basics like a spare tire, your tools, and something to repair any broken hoses. You will also want to pack your car with some food, water, blankets, and a first-aid kit.

Road trip vacation planning should not leave you out in the cold and stranded in the middle of nowhere. Map out your trip and be sure that you have a good navigator such as your traveling partner. This will make the ride easier knowing that you do not have to look at the map every 10 minutes to make sure that you are headed in the right direction. Set aside some spare change in your vehicle for toll charges so that you are not digging through your pockets.

Plan areas along your route to stop at, such as hotels, bathroom stops, and restaurants, just in case you need to stop and rest. Do not try to push yourself unsafely just to reach your next stop. If you are tired, pull over and rest. This is your vacation, not a race. Enjoy yourself.

Last but not least on your road trip vacation planning agenda is what to bring. Packing for your trip will require that you know what kind of weather you will be vacationing in. Will you travel through several areas where the temperature is subject to changes? What you wore when you left home just may have you baking like a French fry by the time you arrive at your final destination. Bring along a variety of clothes, sunscreen, any medications, and of course, your camera.

A road trip is a bit different from a regular vacation. A road trip offers you the additional enjoyment of traveling through many areas that you may miss if you were to travel by air. You will want to take lots of pictures of different things along the way. By capturing these memories on camera, you will have so many memories to look back for years to come.

There are trips and then there are road trips. Road trip vacation planning may require you to put on your thinking cap just a wee bit more so that you are prepared, but the adventure of just driving along in the fresh air is an adventure of a lifetime.