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4 Ways To Have The Road Trip Of Your Life

If you are keen to make the most of a road trip that you have coming up, there are a lot of things that you might want to think about here. The truth is that it could be something you approach from a lot of different angles, but however you do it, you should make sure that you are going to approach it in a way that makes sense for you. In this post, we’ll consider four of the best ways to have the road trip of your life. The following will all be worth thinking about for sure.

Plan Early But Roughly

It’s good to have some kind of a plan, but you don’t need to go all out in planning every single aspect of the trip and where you plan to go. If you can get just a rough plan in place, that is usually going to be sufficient, and it will mean that you are a lot more likely to really end up with the trip that you have been hoping for. Pick a few anchor points, and then let the rest unfold naturally. If you can do that, you’ll find it’s much more enjoyable.

Pick Some Parkups

It can be helpful to have a sense of where you are going to stay for some of the trip, and you may want to plot these on a map to help you along. So, it’s a good idea to pick one or two parkups that you might need to make use of, so that you know where you are going to aim for, and at least once a day have a sense of where to end up. It could be an RV campsite or just a lay-by, or anything in between. Just pick somewhere and aim for it.

Curate The Vibe

You’ll likely want to have a good vibe in the vehicle itself, because you are going to be spending a lot of time in there. This means spending some time and putting some effort into getting the vibe just right, and that is something that you are going to be able to do easily enough. It all starts with a playlist, and from there on you can make sure that you are creating the atmosphere that you will really want to have. This is going to make for a much better road trip all in all.

Pack Light

It’s definitely a good idea to try and take as little with you as possible on your road trip, because this is the kind of thing that is going to make for a much better experience all in all. Packing light in this way is going to remove much of the stress from the experience, and you will probably find that you are much more likely to be able to have a great time. So make sure you think about this and avoid overpacking if you can help it. It’s a small thing that will help a lot.

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Karen LeBlanc

Karen LeBlanc is an award-winning travel journalist and storyteller, honored with two Telly Awards and four North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) awards for The Design Tourist travel show. As the show’s host, producer, and writer, Karen takes viewers beyond the guidebooks to explore the culture, craft, cuisine, and creativity that define the world’s most fascinating destinations.

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