Before You Start....

Before you head out on your journey, there is one thing that you must know very well, your mode of transportation. Be it a car, motorcycle, RV or bicycle, your mode of transportation is the most important part of a road trip. Be comfortable with your vehicle, know the good and bad sounds, know how many kilometres you can go on the highway before you need to fill the tank, take your vehicle into the shop for an inspection, check the oil, air pressure in your tires, fill up on windshield fluid, etc. There is nothing worse then driving down the highway and your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere.

Purchase a CAA membership while traveling, even if you get it just for the journey and you cancel it. It is worth paying the membership price then having to find a tow truck and spend a few hundred dollars to get the car towed.  While travelling it would be better to splurge on the CAA Plus membership because if you need a tow it will tow you up to 250 km before they start to charge you for every kilometre after that. The basic membership will only tow you up to 10 km, it could get expensive with the cost of repairs.  As the Scouts say, Be Prepared. 

Let the Journey Begin!

ROAD TRIP! Just the term alone makes anyone perk up. Who doesn't love to go on an adventure with your best friends or explore on their own? Road trips are a great, inexpensive way to see places that you have never seen before or to go visit old friends and family. Cruising down the highway with the windows down, blaring great tunes with a friend and seeing nature all around you, road trips are not just fun but they can sometimes teach us life lessons along the way.

I have personally been on road trips with friends and alone across Canada. From being in a car with three friends for six days adventuring all over Nova Scotia and P.E.I. to moving out to and from Calgary alone, I have almost seen it all. In this blog, I will share some tips of the dos and don’ts of road trips with friends or on an adventure alone. How to know your car before you leave, how to research the best routes, hotels, landmarks, picking the right tunes for the journey, to take selfies or not to take selfies, packing and eating on your journey will all be discussed in this blog in the coming weeks with some personal insight along the way.  

With all that being said....let the journey begin.