RamblingMad
I'm an 80s kid too.
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The road trip is the vacation. This isn't about saving money on flights. It's about getting in the car and enjoying the country.
The road trip is the vacation. This isn't about saving money on flights. It's about getting in the car and enjoying the country.
Then to me you're not talking about the same things. Your first post seemed to be about flying to your destination and complaining about costs as opposed to driving there:This assumes that the end goal is some destination. A road trip is where each location each day is the destination.
You can do a loop of the National Parks out west, where you visit a different park each day or stay for a couple days.
My childhood road trips were about exploring, not spending all day on the road.
Growing up in the 80s, I went on road trips a lot with my parents. My friends also went on these trips.
Now, I don’t know anyone that road trips anymore. They fly everywhere and complain about how much it costs.
I enjoy road trips and travel by vehicle rather than flying often. My next trip will be 8 days and I’m looking forward to it.Growing up in the 80s, I went on road trips a lot with my parents. My friends also went on these trips.
Now, I don’t know anyone that road trips anymore. They fly everywhere and complain about how much it costs.
We saw Gettysburg...drove up there after landing in BWI. So yes you could have seen Gettysburg if you flew (assuming you can fly into BWI)On our east coast road trip right now!
UK to Orlando (2 weeks) then...
Orlando to Charleston (beyond hot!)
Charleston to Richmond (fabulous- try the Omni hotel)
Richmond to Washington (fantastic! Loved seeing all the places we've only ever seen on TV or films)
Washington to Gettysburg (Loved it- Go to Gettysburger for dinner- great people, yummy food. Trivia quiz on a Wednesday night)
Gettysburg to New York (where er are now!- Dropped our car off when we'd checked in)
New York back to the UK next week)
Loving our road trip. If we had flown would we have seen a covered bridge? Or been on a carriage ride with an Amish guide? Or even have made it to Gettysburg?
Road trips are the way to go.
We would fly into Boston area and drive down into the Cape Cod area and stay there and then drive the whole Cape Cod part seeing all the towns along the way all the way up to Provincetown (P-Town) for instance. For you coming from the UK that can make a big difference.
We would drive to some place like FW, 1977 I was 15, but stay along the way.