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Learning to travel from an early age offers advantages and panoramas that will accompany our children forever. A trip is a perfect opportunity to create unforgettable family memories. But traveling also presents challenges that, if not misaddressed, can turn into nightmares and bad times and damage our economy, health, or loved ones. To avoid problems, we present five tips to enjoy your road trip with your family.
1. Prepare your vehicle
Remember that essential preparation of the car before departure involves checking the water, oil, and enough fuel, and remember to download the latest map in the navigation system. Sometimes on the highway, the signal can fail.
Check that the spare tires, jacks, and warning triangles are packed in the car before you embark on the road trip.
2. Early bird
When traveling by road with your family, try to travel early and take advantage of the sunlight. Do not be in a hurry; the important thing is to arrive. In addition, it is advisable to stop and stretch your legs frequently so everyone can rest.
3. Entertainment on board
If your kid wants to, they can mess up your whole road trip. Don’t forget to pack your favorite toys, games, coloring books, a teddy bear (in case you want to sleep in the car), reading books (although we don’t recommend reading in a moving vehicle), and enough snacks to keep you going and everyone satisfied.
If the road trip lasts more than an hour, everyone in the family will need entertainment; for someone, it can be their music, iPad, movies, etc. Remember the headphones: more than iPod alone may be needed. Remember your chargers too.
The road can also be a great time to play with the family. Simple games like I Spy or finding specific items from a list can create some fun times.
4. Plenty of water and dry snacks
That is essential, especially if the road trip is long and you want to avoid too many stops. It is best to have a cooler in the car so that drinks stay cold. Remember to consider how much water you will need.
Bring plenty of snacks, trail mixes, fruit, crackers, and sandwiches; better if you carry them in zip-lock bags to keep them fresh. Remember to bring extra zip-lock bags to pack leftover food, disinfectant gel to clean yourself before eating, and trash bags to collect your trash during the road trip and throw it away when you find the right place.
5. Save time in booths
The TeleVía tag is an electronic device that allows you to travel the highways of Mexico quickly, comfortably, and easily because it lets crossing the toll booths without queuing up or carrying cash. Remember to recharge it before leaving and direct debit it to your credit card. Because enjoying a better trip will help you enjoy the place you are going.
Now yes, have a good trip!
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