All Posts: Road trips

You know you’re a traveler when…

people ask you if you’re home for the holidays and you say “oh, yes. We’re home.” Over and over again.
But then each time you add “oh, but we’re leaving on Tuesday for a night in Philadelphia. Then we’ll be heading up to Bethlehem, PA on Wednesday where we’ll be attending the first annual Peeps Fest. [...]

Road trip tip: Don’t underestimate driving times

Not that I think I’m so great or anything, but there aren’t too many things I regret about our 4000-mile odyssey this summer. Probably this is in part due to the fact that both my kids are getting older. Or maybe it is because I’m also a little grayer and hopefully a bit wiser as [...]

Road trip tip: A detour can be your friend

I’m sure this has happened to you: You’ve planned your trip carefully, gone online and looked up the perfect route home. You know down to the minute exactly how long the drive should take and may even be gaming it a little bit as a consequence (“Sure 12 hours is a long day, but it’s [...]

Road trip tip: Music, music, music

I’m sure it comes as no surprise to you that I would mention music as one of the ways to stay entertained on a long trip. If you’re like us, you probably own a number of CDs aimed just at kids, some of them really fun and wonderful. But I’m equally sure that many of [...]

Road trip tip: Be a little sneaky

See how focused this child is? How intent on what he’s doing? How happy and contented he seems?
Would you believe that this picture was taken after he had spent eight hours in the car?
Yes! It’s true! Like me you can enjoy a blissful twenty minutes even at the end of a long driving day if [...]

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