If you really want to enjoy your vacation that requires you to drive anywhere, then there are a certain number of things that you need to do. Are they easy? Yes, they are. Does everyone do them? No, they don't. So, what are they?
First of all, planning for a road trip depends on where you want to go in terms of distance, how much money you want to spend, and how many people are going. The other important details include whether you are travelling with a young baby or child, or whether you are taking along a teenager or teenagers.
The first thing to plan for a short or long trip is the maintenance of your vehicle. You want to be sure that what your driving has been tuned, brakes checked, and will not let you down.
The next thing to do depending on how far you want to go is to plan how far you want to drive in any one day. If you have two drivers, it is much easier to drive a lot further and make sure to trade off frequently the longer and farther you travel.
Make sure that when you travel in peek vacation season that you book lodgings at a spot where you plan to end up for that day. There is nothing more frustrating, tiring and stressful than to arrive at a location and find no accommodation available. Take it from me, I've made this mistake and regretted it.
If you are travelling on board with a small child, you need to bring everything along that would serve to provide for their needs. This may include diapers, bottles, formula etc, or, with small children, bring along some toys, favourite teddy bear or blanket, and do not drive so far each day that your child learns to detest being in the car with you.
The real challenge comes if you taking a teenager with you. For most teenagers, they just don't seem to enjoy the family trip anymore. So, what can you do to make at least the travel portion a little better? If you can, see if you can take along a friend so they can have someone to talk to their own age, listen to music together, and just hang out together when you get to your vacation destination. There is nothing worse than a teen that never is enthusiastic about anything you suggest, and just sits there and mopes.
With just a few smart planning decisions, you'll find that your travelling vacation gets a whole lot smoother and much more relaxing.
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