THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A PERFECT ROAD TRIP

David Cushway

SOME TRAVEL ADVICE AND USEFUL TIPSWhen talking about the most cost-effective, fun and flexible ways to travel, road trips deserve a mention.

From a super-tight budget to the lure of the undiscovered road, there could be a number of situations when road trips make a perfect sense. Whatever your reason to ditch the usual vacation idea and hit the road be, if pulled off right, road trips can give you leave you awestruck and give memories to cherish for a lifetime.

To help you keep the stress and trouble to a minimum and make the most out of your road journey, here’s some travel advice and useful tips.

HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN PLACE

Things might not turn out as expected and horrible surprises can crop up out of nowhere to ruin your whole trip.

Bumper-to-bumper traffic, flat tire, unfavourable weather and unfavourable situations like these can push you away from your dream of a terrific road trip and discourage you enough to never get on a trip like that. Being prepared for potential problems beforehand with a backup plan will help you get going and avoid trouble down the road.

EMBRACE SPONTANEITY

The best part about a road trip is you don’t have to have pre-planned schedules and detailed itineraries. You are free to enjoy what comes along.

Use this opportunity to your advantage and explore without a care in the world. Pull off across undiscovered towns along the road, savour the roadside food at random eateries and do everything that gets you out of your comfort zone.

ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITIES

While spontaneous road trips are quite fun, it always helps to do a bit of planning before setting out. If you’re travelling with multiple companions, it is a good idea to designate specific role to each person.

Make each and every person in charge of something like food and snacks, music, navigation, photos etc. This will help you stay organised and face less problems on your trip.

DON’T FORGET TO DO YOUR RESEARCH

These were just three useful tips and you could find more like these when planning your road trip that can make your travel much easier and pleasant.

Don’t forget to do your research and talk with people around you who have been on road trips before, which will allow you to get familiar with potential issues and be prepared to deal with them.

DAVID CUSHWAY

David Cushway is a senior executive at State Head of Local Government Aon Risk Solutions. David likes to explore places in his leisure time and offer advice to travellers.