Holiday Travel Survival Guide for Moms: Long Road Trip

Many of us will be hitting the road over the holidays.  If you have a long road-trip ahead of you, here are some survival tips for navigating your way around buys holiday roads.

Picking The Right Time To Start

• Check the weather a few days before you hit the road.  If there is any chance you might hit a snow storm, plan to leave earlier or later and make sure you have chains handy.
• Consider timing your departure so that a bulk of the driving is done in the evening when the roads aren’t as crowded so you can make good time.

Plan for traffic and the unexpected

• Make sure you have lots of healthy snacks with you so you can keep going for as long as possible without stopping.  If you get stuck in traffic close to a meal time, you'll be glad to have a something to tide the kids and yourself over before you can get to a decent place to eat.
• Make sure you have lots of entertainment for the kids and ideas for entertainment on the fly. 
  
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• Even if you have a GPS phone or GPS in you car, always get a quick idea of what the directions are. That way you’ll already know what to expect to hear from your GPS. A back-up map in the glove compartment or from the rental car agency is always good to have too.
• Charge your cell phone and load it with all the important numbers you need ahead of time.  
• Bring ziplock bags in the car for accidents or kids throwing up from motion sickness due to stop and go traffic.

More Related Articles:

• Holiday Travel Survival Guide: Booking and Luggage
• Holiday Travel Survival Guide: Airports and Flying
• Holiday Travel Survival Guide: Dealing with Flight Delays and Cancellations
• Holiday Travel Survivial Guide: Staying Healthy

Other Resources:

• Top Travel Games and Activities for Kids
• Baby Travel: Intro to Flying
• Pack for Baby
• Overcoming Jetlag in Young Children

LiLing Pang (TravelPangs) is co-founder and contributing author on Trekaroo - - a reviews website dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.

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