Not every scenic highway is right for every driver. This section breaks down how to match a route to your experience level, how far you should realistically drive per day, and how to build flexibility into your itinerary so one delay doesn’t derail the whole trip.
I’ve driven across three states with a screaming toddler in the back seat, and I’ve also had a nine hour stretch where both my kids slept, snacked, and played quietly like some kind of parenting miracle happened. The difference between those two trips wasn’t luck. It was preparation, timing, and a handful of tricks I…
Road tripping with teenagers is a different animal than traveling with toddlers. There are no car seats to buckle or snacks to smuggle past a picky three-year-old, but you trade those problems for eye rolls, earbuds, and a kid who would rather be anywhere else. I’ve logged thousands of miles with teens in the back…
I’ve put more miles on my car in pursuit of good views than most people put on theirs commuting to work. There’s something about a long stretch of open road that clears the head in a way flying never will. You see the country change under your tires, mile by mile, instead of just landing…
A road trip with teenagers sounds like a gamble on paper. You’re locking moody, phone-addicted young adults in a car for hours at a stretch and hoping they don’t mutiny somewhere in rural Nebraska. I’ve done this more times than I can count, with my own kids and as the designated “cool uncle” driver for…
