Summer Travel Tips: How to Enjoy The Ride
When I think of summertime as a kid, I always think of road trips. My grandparents lived about 12 hours from us, and at least once a summer we would each pack a bag and make the drive to their house. I used to love those trips, but being a parent of three small children I have come to recognize how much work they really are!
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This summer we had the opportunity to make the road trip of a life time. We moved our little family from Phoenix, Az to Anchorage, Ak. That is 3,665 miles and 62 hours of driving. It is safe to say that we are pretty seasoned road trippers. Along the way we learned what worked and what didn’t to help us enjoy the ride.
Music– For me good music is a must. I have learned that everyone has their own choice for road trip music. I prefer musicals to sing along to, my husband loves a good audio book. No matter what, we always sit down before our trip and download our favorites to our iPod. Now that we have kids ww make them a playlist of songs they love as well. Some of my favorite memories are belting out my favorite tunes with my favorite people in the car.
Entertainment– Our kids are pretty good in the back seat, but I always be sure to pack some fun stuff for them to do while they drive. We like to wrap up some little dollar store toys and yummy snacks and pass back reward presents while we go. They also love coloring books, their LeapPad tablets, movies, and classic handheld games to help pass the time in their seats.
Food– Good road trip food is a MUST for us. We have found that we like to leave early in the morning and stop somewhere in the road for a sit down breakfast. My kids will always eat pancakes so they leave full, happy and ready for a nap. The rest of the day we can munch on our favorite snacks or swing into some fast food as we go.
Road trips are so fun, but one thing is for sure, they can be hard on your car. From rock chips in your windshield to the weird smell that lingers from all being confined to a tight space eating fast food, after road trip clean up is a must. Right?
Lucky for us, Refresh Your Car has everything you need to whip your car into shape after long days on the road. We always start our trip with a new air freshener.
There are so many styles to choose from, but for this trip we went with our Hula Girl. Not only is it fun to have a little dancing friend along for the drive, but she smells so good and keeps the car smelling fresh instead of like stale french fries.
Once we get to our destination we always hit the car wash and follow it up with a good vacuum. Once everything is cleaned out, we wipe down the interior with Refresh Your Car’s Clean Wipes. These handy wipes come in all your favorite scents and kill 99.9% of bacteria*. Make sure you really get the kid’s car seats! Now our car is clean and ready for our next adventure.
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Music makes the ride worth it.
Music and windows down…everyone jamming out makes a great ride!
Thank You for the giveaway…our kids enjoy reading & listening to their iPods, or we will put on an audio book that everyone can enjoy.
By listening to music and playing car games with the kids!
I enjoy the ride by listening to music that I can sing along to.
Eating twizzlers and listening to the radio while the rest of the family naps
I like to listen to music.
I enjoy the ride with lots of music and fun snacks.
Thanks for the contest.
I listen to music.
I enjoy the ride by turning my AC up and Singing to my Radio.
I enjoy the ride by making a playlist full of songs I love to sing along to to make the time go by quickly!
I listen to music
It’s all about the music and naps
I listen to music and sing.
I enjoy my ride with good old rock n’ roll!!
I like to listen to music.
I like to listen and sing to music
I always have music and snacks.
I enjoy the ride by playing my favorite music.
we enjoy the ride by playing music & singing with the kids
I enjoy the ride with a good book while someone else drives!
I enjoy it with my kids1
I cannot get in a car without music on!
y family lives for road trips. We have traveled to over 20 states in the last 5 years. the boys have their DSs and the spouse and I chat. Thank you
We enjoy it with snacks, music and family. Sometimes road trip games too.
Windows open, music not so loud.
I enjoy the ride by listening to music and singing along with the kids.
I turn on my playlist and have some snacks with
Top down and the tunes up!!!
I enjoy the ride by reading and taking in the sights!
I listen to NPR!
I enjoy the ride by listening to music and getting my car cleaned often.
Windows down and music loud! 🙂
I enjoy the ride by listening to my ipod.
I crank up the classic rock and sing along.
I have to have music!
Music is definitely a must! I customize my playlist to the type of trip and where we are going.
I enjoy the ride with good music and car games. Snacks and diet soda help too.
I like to read books on my Kindle when I’m not driving
I enjoy the ride with the sunroof open and some good music
I enjoy the ride by listening and singing along to music!!!
I bring magazine to read while someone else is driving
I enjoy the ride by playing tunes.
i enjoy the ride when i’m driving and listening to good music.
I enjoy the ride in the passenger seat with my Kindle Fire.
I enjoy the ride when I’m the passenger and someone else is driving.
I enjoy the ride with good music. Or a podcast or an audiobook. I love having a nice clean car.
we enjoy the ride as a family, myself the husband and the four legged baby in the back.
I enjoy the ride by staying positive and not letting little things bother me!
Music, music, music for sure!
I drive. I can’t stand for anyone but me to drive. I get nervous and drive the other person crazy if I’m not driving. I keep telling them everything they are doing wrong(they’re really not doing anything wrong).
I enjoy the ride by listening to my Ipod and reading magazines.
I bring my ipod and listen to music and make sure I have water and some snacks.
A clean car and a new audiobook or some tunes
Great ideas.
I enjoy the ride with 70s tunes!
I LOVE TO play some country music roll down the windows and just feel the breeze!
A clean car and some good music always makes me happy!
I enjoy the ride by turning up the tunes and taking in the scenery
I enjoy the ride when someone else does the driving because I don’t particularly like to drive.
I enjoy the ride so much better with no car smells!
I enjoy the ride with the windows down and some great tunes;)
I enjoy the ride with great music and snacks.
With fries and fry sauce!
I enjoy it in road trips with my family.
We map out points of interest before hitting the road – we especially love the quirky ones.
we love to sing and play fun car games.
I keep my car clean and fresh with air freshener
I love putting the windows down and blasting my favorite music.
I love looking at the unique houses as I drive.
I enjoy good music and watching scenery on long car rides.
we enjoy the ride by ensuring to stop at interesting points.
We listen to an audio book
I enjoy the ride with good tunes, and aromatherapy.
We enjoy our road trips by having great music to sing to, snacks that aren’t too messy for the car and frequent stops to stretch our legs!
I keep baby wipes in my car and whip them out for a quick wipe down when the inside is getting a little dusty and dirty!
I always am listening to my favorite music!
Snacks and music are what I need! When I’m tired, I force myself to sing along to the music. It seems to help keep me alert.
in a clean car that smells good with some good music
We pack snacks, drinks, dvds for the kids, and lots of travel music!
I absolutely love road trips.. we are going on one next weekend- I should stock up on these wipes.
I like a clean smell,some good tunes and a nice cold air conditioner
I always keep my car clean & smelling nice so i can enjoy the ride, i am a bit of a neat freak, so my car has to remain tidy.
I must have this for my car. I bet it would be amazing to have with three kids, two of which are boys, always stinking up my car!
We take road trips all the time and we have to take almost as much time preparing as we do driving to make sure we didn’t forget anything! Young kids have so many requirements!
We pack snacks and DVDs for rides.
Entertainment for the kids is so important for traveling with kids. I try to pack a good variety of snacks and drinks.
This sounds like a great product. I will have to pick some up to try. I love getting into a nice clean and fresh car.
I love going on road trips. It can get messy being in your car for a long time. This would be a great way to clean up your car.
I always pack a ton on snacks and drinks when we are going on a trip. I will have to pick up some of the wipes to freshen up my car.
This would be a great way to freshen up my car. I will have to pick some up to try. This is a great giveaway.
i love road trips. especially when i have really good music and nice scenery.
I love taking road trips! They can be so much fun, especially with my daughters. I know that fresheners certainly help out on road trips too.
Keeping the car fresh and clean is something you can’t neglect. I make sure to bring a podcast, an audiobook or some music too.
We love the car ride to our destination . We could use those wipes.
The ride is always the worst part. Food and music are always a must!
Not a fan of road trips unless they’re only a couple hours. Love how easy these are to use
When I refresh my car, I try to clean it out each time I get out, or it turns into a disaster!
We have been traveling so much this summer in our van. IT seriously needs some tender care now. These would be perfect!
What a fun air freshener! These look like awesome tools to help keep your car looking awesome!
I use their car fresheners all the time. I had no idea they made wipes too.
We take a lot of road trips because we have family spread across the country. Good music and snacks are a must. So are disinfectant wipes.
The snacks are the most important part of our road trips. I don’t know why my kids are so food obsessed, but whenever we get in the car, they expect a buffet.
I enjoy the ride with good music and some good scents. I have to have some type of air freshener in the car!
These wipes look great. This is so much more convenient than using a bucket and a rag.
I’ve got to get this for my husband. He takes cleaning the interior of the car as seriously as he does the outside. He’d love these.