The Pros and Cons of Road Trip Travel

You and some of your friends have been talking about taking a vacation. The thing is, you're not sure if you should fly to your destination or take a road trip. You've all watched enough movies with road trip scenes in them to believe that it could be a lot of fun, but the place that you are planning to go to would take about an entire day to get to by car. So, you're trying to weigh out your options carefully.

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This would be a good place to help you do that because this article includes three pros and three cons as it relates to road trip travel. Hopefully, it will help you to reach a decision that will make your vacation one that is full of memories that you'll not want to forget...or that you'll regret!

Pro: It's a great way to spend quality time. The advice that a lot of couples are given is to take a road trip together before getting engaged. That's because spending a lot of time together in a closed space is a great way to take your communication level (and skills) to the next level. This can apply to spending time with your friends (or family members) too.

Con: It takes longer. Even in the best of circumstances, more than 5-6 hours in a car can get to be a bit much to take. If you do go the road trip route, you definitely have to exude patience. You can't get there until you get there
and it won't be nearly as quickly as if you had flown.

Pro: You can make other stops along with way. When you're in a plane, the only option that you have as it relates to where to go is the place that's on your plane ticket. Even when there are layovers in another city, they're usually too short to go outside of airport. But when you take a road trip, you can stop at several places that you might see along the way.

Con: It's not as simple as simply "hopping a plane". If you find a good deal online, you can get on a plane with one bag and be where you want to go in no time. When you decide to take a road trip, especially if it's with several people, chances are you'll need to rent a car (or SUV or van), find a creative way to pack it up, purchase gas and make food and bathroom stops. That takes time and can get a bit pricey, if you're not careful.

Pro: You have automatic transportation once you arrive. Depending on where you're going, one thing that can be a real headache when it comes to flying someplace is that you then have to figure out transportation once you arrive. If you took a road trip, though, that is already taken care of. In this case, if you want to go someplace, all you have to do is get up and go without paying any additional expenses.


Con: You have to take the vehicle's needs into consideration. Even the newest vehicle or best rental car can break down. So, with driving or renting a car, you need to be prepared to meet all of its needs. Sure, with a rental you don't need to worry about parts or equipment, but you do need to make sure that you have your insurance intact and the contact information for the rental company, plus a "just in case plan"...just in case something with the car doesn't go according to plan. It's not a common mishap, but hey, on a road trip, just about anything can happen. That's a part of the fun and the reason for thinking the process through ahead of time!

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