{"id":27056,"date":"2015-02-27T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=27056"},"modified":"2018-11-26T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T19:00:49","slug":"make-long-road-trips-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/27\/make-long-road-trips-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Long Road Trips Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a>Moving day is here! Your moving truck<\/a> is packed and now you\u2019re ready for a long road trip. Maybe you are moving cross-country or just a few states away. I don\u2019t know about you, but spending endless hours in a vehicle is not my idea of a good time. So, how do you make a long road trip fun? See my ideas below and try them out on your next long road trip!<\/p>\n

Bring a Buddy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

There\u2019s nothing worse than making that long road trip alone, so why not bring some company? By bringing along a friend or family member, you will always have someone to talk to and take turns driving. Just make sure you pick someone you don\u2019t mind spending a lot of time with\u2026 or else your long road trip may seem even longer!<\/p>\n

Rock Out<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Whether it\u2019s a CD or a playlist <\/a>on your iPod, a road trip play list is always a good idea. Combine some throwback tunes and some of your favorite new music to keep you entertained on your road trip! It\u2019s fun to include songs about cities you may be driving through as well, like \u201cWalking in Memphis\u201d as you are driving through Tennessee!<\/p>\n

\"Bring<\/a>Bring Snacks<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Driving is bad enough, but driving while hungry is almost unbearable! Pack up a cooler and bring some tasty travel-friendly meals along<\/a>! While driving a long stretch of road, you will need something to keep you going until you can stop for some healthy fast food<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Play Games<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Would you rather? I spy? There are so many car games that can be played during a long road trip. You can even get creative and make up your own game to pass the time.<\/p>\n

\"World's<\/a>Be Spontaneous<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Give yourself some extra time on your long road trip to stop and stretch your legs. Do some road trip exercises<\/a> and visit unique landmarks along the way. Visit the world\u2019s largest fork on your way through Springfield, Missouri, or go see the world\u2019s largest peanut in Ashburn, Georgia. There are so many fun tourist attractions<\/a> on your long road trip from here to there!<\/p>\n

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What did you do to make your long road trip fun? Share your ideas with us in the Comments Section below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Moving day is here! Your moving truck is packed and now you\u2019re ready for a long road trip. Maybe you are moving cross-country or just a few states away. I don\u2019t know about you, but spending endless hours in a vehicle is not my idea of a good time. So, how do you make a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":27058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1628,116,143,1199,174],"class_list":["post-27056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-fun","tag-long-road-trip","tag-moving-fun-2","tag-planning-move","tag-road-trip","tag-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27056"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50326,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27056\/revisions\/50326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}