Of course, you have to take the kids, but apart from that, if you are looking for ideas about what to pack for a road trip then you are in the right place.
Road trips are all the rage this summer. So you for one are in the trendy line.
Can you use apple cider vinegar for sunburn? Or will you end up smelling like a packet of Walkers salt and vinegar crisps?
It’s not a good look, is it? The first week into your perfect vacation and there you are with bright red cheeks and scarlet shoulders that send you into orbit if a piece of clothing brushes them.
Going on vacation can go one of two ways.
Either you can ease yourself into it nice and gently, have no expectations and experience the best three weeks of your life
or
you save up all year, get stressed out of your brain, worry about anything and everything, freak out because the kids aren’t as excited as they should be and then return home two weeks later feeling broke, frazzled and quite frankly, exhausted.
And you have sunburn on your shoulders.
You swear that the next time you take a break it will be a stay-cation.
Sound faintly familiar? Just a teeny bit?
Remember when rain ponchos were the ugliest thing in the world?
Long, plastic, see-through monstrosities that only someone very desperate to keep dry would wear?
Well, lucky for us travellers, things have moved along in the world of ponchos. Now we are searching out the best rain ponchos on the market so we too can stay dry and look utterly stylish too!
Why do you need a travel checklist?
Because there is only so much information can you store in your brain at once.
That’s why.
Whether you are going on vacation or taking off on a long term worldwide travel adventure, your poor head will be whizzing with everything you need to do beforehand so what better way to combat that than to use travel check off list?
Life is too short to travel to the same place as every other tourist.
While I love Paris, Rome and New York as much as anyone else, there is no greater pleasure than discovering the more unique travel destinations that are hiding, (mostly undiscovered) around the world.
Those destinations that are perfect for people like you and me, who take extended vacations; those who travel on a budget but still want the full bifters when it comes to experience. (more…)
I’m Liz, a lifestyle and travel blogger and this is my family.
I do Travel. I do Wine. I do Teenagers (but only if they are nice to me).
I don’t do hormones. Or looking perfect for Instagram.
Read more about who I am and why we should be friends on our about us page.