There isn’t a more refreshing way to move to your new home than by taking a good-old, scenery-soaked, Americana-drenched road trip.
A road trip allows you to observe the changes in landscape, towns and people between your old home and new one. It can give you a better idea of where you are moving to, and it’s a good way to experience our country, from the trivial, like the Rocket Man in Illinois, to the grandiose, like the Grand Canyon.
You can stop to see anything you want on your road trip, but there are some basics tips for road trip planning that you should always follow:
- Make hotel/motel reservations – shooting from the hip is often a good thing on a road trip, but always have a bed ready for you when the day is done. Sleeping in the car as semis thunder by is not fun.
- Hide your valuables – if you’re moving, you might have some important things packed in the car with you. Keep them hidden, keep the doors locked, and move your valuables to your hotel room at night.
- Get your car checked before leaving – even if your car has been riding great of late, bring it in for a tune up just to make sure you don’t end up waiting for Triple A a few miles outside of nowhere.
- Pack light snacks – you’re going to be in the car… sitting… a lot. Eating light will keep you from feeling sluggish and uncomfortable as the miles slide by.
- Contact places before visiting – if there’s an attraction that you want to check out, call it and make sure they’re open before taking that fifty mile detour.
Above all, roll down the windows, let your hair wave wildly in the wind and enjoy the simple pleasures of the open road.