Top Ten Tips for the Best Road Trip Ever

There is nothing more fun than an old-fashioned road trip, taking to the open road and exploring our country. So get your favorite tunes and munchies ready and plan your open road trip adventure with these easy road trip travel tips.

1. Plan your trip. First, you need to determine where you’re going to go and then plan your trip. Planning doesn’t have to take a long a time, but you do need to know the route you’re going to drive and points of interest along the way that you’re going to want to stop and explore. I like to MapQuest my trip and have that as my main plan of attack for my road trip.

2. Make your hotel reservations BEFORE you go. Part of the fun when traveling on the road is stopping wherever your heart desires, but there’s nothing worse than ano room at the inn experience on a road trip so book your hotel in advance.

3. Give your car a full tune up before you go. One week before you go on your road trip, take your car in for a tune up and ask your mechanic to ensure the car fluids are topped, air pressure in your tires is at its best for highway driving, and any other concerns regarding your vehicle are addressed.

4. Pack your own food and plan a picnic. I prefer to pack my own food. It means I eat healthier and saves money — especially if you’re traveling with your family. Packing a picnic lunch for a scenic spot is so much better than flying through the drive-thru.

5. Bring great music with you! Every road trip needs a soundtrack. It’s sort of like having a theme song for every vacation and hearing the music when you return will evoke fun memories of your wonderful road trip.

6. Don’t forget to pack a boredom buster bag for the kids. You need to make sure you have plenty to entertain kids during your road trip so pack some music your children like along with fun travel games.

7. Remember, a road trip is as much about the journey as it is about the destination. One of my all time favorite road trips was the day my niece and I drove 52 enchanting miles on theRoad to Hana on Maui that winds through a lush, tropical rain forest laced with tumbling waterfalls. The guide book said,Remember, Hana is not a destination, it’s a journey, so enjoy your road trip the same way.

8. Make good use of every stop. I like to plan my stops for fuel, food, and restrooms so that I utilize my time efficiently and don’t waste time making three stops instead of one.

9. Avoid trouble. When you’re on a road trip, you need to be street wise. Don’t be a target for crime by leaving your valuables on the seat in your car (DVD players, Game Boys, etc.).

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Final Tips: Don’t forget your cell phone and make sure you’re “hands free” when you do use it while driving. Now, drive safe and have fun!

For over twenty years, TV Travel Show Producer, Marianne Schwab, has been collecting money saving travel tips as a travel producer for high profile television programs and also as a road warrior of business travel. In addition to traveling around the world, she has flown all over the country to produce and direct video shoots and live television productions. She has produced on location from the beach in Ft. Lauderdale to Ceasar’s Palace on the Vegas Strip to the beautiful island of Oahu. She loves sharing her insider travel secrets on how to get the best travel deals. Marianne helps her readers discover a world of ways to see the world on almost any budget at http://www.best-travel-deals-tips.com/index.html including the latest travel tips you don’t know on how take vacations you never thought they could afford at prices that seem unbelievable.