Comments on: 6 Summer Travel Tips

By: SandPine

SandPine — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:54:08 +0000

Another couple of car things -

Wash & clean-out the car. Clean out the glovebox. Buy a box of hand wipes. Take along a couple of hand towels.

When you fill up for the trip, include a bottle/can of fuel system cleaner. Or maybe do this a couple of tank fulls ahead of the trip. Mr Engine will thank you.

Enjoy the trip !

By: skybus airlines

skybus airlines — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:11:06 +0000

Great tips, especially on how to prepare the vehicle for long travels. This is certainly helpful for those who are planning on a road trip.
Certainly a good read.

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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:30:36 +0000

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By: William Profet :: OneJobTwoSalaries.com

William Profet :: OneJobTwoSalaries.com — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:12:44 +0000

My suggestion is: Forget about the car, get an one-two week holiday and go abroad. I recommend Greek Islands!

I’ve been there three times – twice to Thassos island and once to Rhodes.

These places are perfect – blue skies, blue sea, bright sun and a Greek salad. Oooh, my… I love it! :)

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:15:50 +0000

@Tom O’Leary: Well, first of all, I live on Guam, which is just over 30 miles long, so we don’t do a lot of long road trips. :)

However, we do drive a lot, and if you’re just looking for tips on getting kids ready for a road trip (however short), here are a few I use:

* Pack a carry-on suitcase – we keep a set or two of clothes and underwear and swim clothes for the kids in the van, just in case there’s an accident, or we go to the beach or a pool, or they spend the night at a relative’s house.
* Teach them to get ready on their own. Our four older kids can shower and dress themselves, brush their teeth, even get their clothes ready. So we don’t need to worry about getting them ready when we go on the road. We just need to make sure they get started on time, and make sure they’re doing everything they should. So we only need to worry about ourselves and the two youngest ones. And the older ones can even help out with the younger ones.
* Have snacks and water and activities ready.
* Plan ahead – if we’re going to be on the road for lunch, we’ll pack a lunch to take with us, to save on expenses.

By: Tom O'Leary

Tom O'Leary — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:23:24 +0000

Hi Leo

I know that was a guest post, but because you a big family, I was wondering if you had any tips on travelling with kids?

I imagine it takes quite some creativity to get your family on the road.

Thanks
Tom

By: chelle

chelle — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:06:46 +0000

oh…great p0st and advices!!!thanks for this informative p0st..our family are fan of picnics and traveling…we hate unexpected car problems…last year’s vacation, we had suffered radiator failures…urgently, we had land rover discovery 4.0 series radiator replacements..these info’s are appreciated…thankz…

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:46:23 +0000

Another tip:
Before you leave, let your kids (if you have ‘em) know in advance what to expect, including potential challenges (traffic, rain, long lines at museums… whatever). I’ve been travelling with my son since he was little, including on stand-by flights that were given to us by conferences too poor to pay for speaking engagements (but I digress). One of those stand-by flights found us in a smallish airport for 7 hours, waiting, waiting, waiting… but he was an absolute dream! I love travelling with him, and he’s always a model of patience. But the patience comes partly of being prepared.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:20:43 +0000

You don’t have to buy the actual Rain-X stuff to treat your window… we just buy the windshield washer fluid with Rain-X in it and it works great, and saves a bit of time.

By: Michael DeMeglio

Michael DeMeglio — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:56:35 +0000

Totally agree with mikebdot about renting – excellent choice for a lot of reasons. I haven’t tried the pre-vacation idea yet – I’m still working on adequate preparation for the actual vacation – let alone having the forethought to take a day off before traveling. I will try it next time though so I’m not rushing around like a mad man at 1am trying to get the luggage staged in the hallway or finding the kids bathing suits.