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Common mistakes people make when going on road trips

<p>I love road trips&period; The way I see it&comma; how can one not&quest; There’s something inherently soothing about driving on along the open roads with scenic beauty surrounding you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It’s a welcome change from the hustle and bustle of daily urban life&period; Having taken several roads trips&comma; I can safely say they are a great holiday to take with either your family or your friends&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Yet some people have had terrible experiences on road trips&comma; and after talking to them&comma; it’s easy to see why&period; There are several common mistakes people make on road trips&comma; that should be avoided as they can spoil the entire experience&period; Here are a few of them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em><u>Being in a hurry to get to a destination&colon;<&sol;u><&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Road trips are meant to be a break from our fast-tracked lives&period; Yet&comma; most people bring that mindset into these trips as well&period; Road trips are not like air travel &&num;8211&semi; they are not a means to an end&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The drive itself is supposed to be an adventure &&num;8211&semi; much like on a cruise&period; Trying to rush in a road trip is a terrible idea&period; Take your time and enjoy where you are right now rather than worrying about the next destination&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Don’t try to force yourself to travel longer than what everyone is comfortable with just to meet an unnecessary deadline&period; If everyone agrees to take a stop&comma; do so&period; These stops provide a much-needed break for our body and mind from the enclosed confines of the car&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Breaks are also needed to replenish you with food&period; This gives the driver&comma; in particular&comma; a much-needed boost for the rest of the journey&period; We all know how dangerous it can be to have a tired driver behind the wheel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Besides&comma; there are better ways to save time such as starting the trip early in the morning or using Google Maps to avoid traffic&period; Remember&comma; road trips are about quality&comma; not quantity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em><u>Not planning in advance&colon; <&sol;u><&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Discuss with your group what sights are a must see and ensure that there is time for them&period; Call up in advance to see if these attractions are open for tourists at the time you want to visit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You don’t want to reach all the way there just to find out that they’re closed&period; For the same reason&comma; do read weather forecasts as well&period; You should try to do all the sightseeing before sunset as the views get obscured in the dark&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While it is essential to plan some things in advance&comma; your schedule on a road trip should stay flexible overall&period; Do leave some spare time to see other sights that come your way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You never know what you might find interesting&period; As a general rule&comma; expect to go slower than planned&period; However&comma; be mindful that if you go too slow&comma; you may not have time left to see the all the important attractions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As your schedule should remain flexible&comma; booking rooms in advance is advisable&period; Apps such as Hotel Tonight will help you find a hotel at a good price&comma; even at the 11<sup>th<&sol;sup> hour&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em><u>The Car&colon;<&sol;u><&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The car is a major part of the trip&period; Quite a lot of your time will be spent in it&period; This makes it extremely necessary for your car to be perfectly suited for the journey&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The car should be big enough for everyone and their luggage to fit in easily&period; As an example&comma; if there are six people the car should be built to seat nine&period; I say this because&comma; over a long period&comma; sitting in an enclosed space can make your body stiff and sore&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There should be some room for everyone to relax and stretch out a bit&period; The car should also be smooth and comfortable to drive over long distances&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Renting a car is the best option for most people&period; However&comma; for the explorers among you that love taking road trips often&comma; buying a car for this purpose will be more economical than renting one each time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sell car online services such as this will get you a good deal for your old car and help you make up at least some of the money needed to buy a new one&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you do take your own car&comma; get its maintenance work done beforehand&period; Get the tires and engine oil checked&period; You wouldn’t want your car dying on you in the middle of the trip&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em><u>Supplies&colon;<&sol;u><&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pack in preparation for any unplanned situation that might arise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Carry snacks and drinks as you never know when you might get hungry on the road&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Do take basic toiletries such as napkins&comma; toilet paper&comma; hand sanitizer&comma; mouthwash&comma; etc&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Take sleeping bags and tents if you plan on camping&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Take insect repellant lotions for the outdoors&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>You should have at least one fully charged phone at all times with the necessary apps for navigation&comma; hotels&comma; and entertainment &lpar;g&period;&comma; Spotify for music&rpar;&period; Phones are also needed to call for help in case of an emergency&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Portable speakers for music&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>A good camera&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>A spare tire and a tire changing kit&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>As you will be on the move for the most part&comma; you should pack light&comma; but pack right&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em><u>Budget&colon;<&sol;u><&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When budgeting for a road trip&comma; people do consider major things such as fuel costs&comma; hotel bills&comma; and food&period; However&comma; they commonly forget to consider money spent on buying souvenirs&comma; toll and parking charges among other minor expenses&period; All these may seem less but can add up to be a substantial sum over the course of the trip&period; Thus it is advisable for you to carry some extra cash over the expected amount&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One way in which you can save a lot of money on a road trip is by refueling in urban centers instead of on a lone pump on the highway&period; This is because competition in cities helps keep gas prices low there&period; Gas Buddy is an app that will help you find the cheapest gas stations during your trip&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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