This week’s topic on Traveler’s Night In, a “tweet-up” for travelers, was Road Trips. Ten questions were asked, tagged #TNI, and afterwards I was ready to pack the car, sing along to my favorite tunes and explore the road ahead!
And, of course- best quote of the day goes to @Banff_Squirrel for his tweet of “Are we there yet?”!
Here are the questions:
Q1. Longest road trip you’ve been on?
- @donnadeau 5 awesome weeks camping southern Africa
- @WheresAndrew Uh, DC to Antarctica. 10,000 miles and change. 42 days on a bus, hitchhiked across Nicaragua.
- @adeej Brisbane – Cairns return
- @HyattPier66 Fort Lauderdale to New Jersey and back
- @ecuadorguide Longest road trip involved hauling a 4×4 by bamboo pole & rope from Ecuadorian rain forest along donkey tracks, suspension bridges
- @ryanxchow Longest Road Trip: 6 weeks overlanding from Cape Town, SA to Nairobi, Kenya.
Q2. Tips for making the time pass while on the road?
- @SingleOccuBlog Making videos a great way to pass the time and to preserve the memories
- @breathedreamgo: Q2 I don’t want time to pass, I love time on the road – I want to savour it and make it slow down
- @pamstuckytoo I’ve played the Alphabet Sign game many a time. Find “A” on a road sign. Then “B” etc.
- @khegre Pass time on road? A2. My boss created a photo book on his laptop one trip. Had whole vacation in album by the time they got home
- @AmericanSahara Tips for making time pass on the road? Stop when you see something interesting. Else it’s just transportation, not travel.
- @TiptoeTraveller Reading the guide out loud help us when travelling through New Zealand. And stopping often breaks up the journey if you can
Q3. Craziest story while on a road trip?
- @theexplorateur Car accident in Pisa with the best looking guy I might have ever seen- he hit me but I let it go!
- @RickGriffin: Got 2 speeding tickets from the same cop – one on the way to NC, another on the way home
- @allaboutmexico In Belize staying in a hut, a guy we met that morning was drunk and came banging on our door at 3 a.m. SCARIEST DAY OF MY LIFE
- @ZipSetRachel 5 girls1 jeep. No airconditioning. Driver side door fell off. Boombox w/ NSYNC: Dayton 2 Daytona.
- @Journeywoman Craziest? Driving w/two 20something Chinese guides between 2 towns. They played Chinese pop tunes+taught me how to sing the chorus
Q4. Must-haves while on a road trip?
- @christinenspain A good conversationalist. Nothing like a good talk to make miles of highway pass quickly
- @AnnaParry Water, snacks and good music! Oh and a great driving companion, otherwise it’ll be one long drive
- @travelgirlmag Bugles, Tootsie Roll pops, trashy magazines, “Radar Love” on the radio
- @sabrina_scott Other than a car – nothing is really a ‘must have’ for a road trip. Everything else just adds to the adventure.
- @davidmfrey GPS. Opens possibilities to explore, not just stopping at closest truckstop.
Q5. Dream road trip? Vehicle?
- @LifeOutofaSuitc Dream trip would be across Canada or across parts of Europe
- @cjguest Dream road trip? Vehicle? A5 Road trip through the South (US). Including Natchez Trace in a convertible car
- @jetsetfarryn Alaska to Mexico – Volks. bus, US Army Jeep or a tour bus (in case the Stones are reading…)
- @friedman_rachel Italy, stopping at every vineyard along the way.
- @chippy2u Route 66 in a convertible red mustang!
Q6. Iconic road trip books/films that have inspired you?
- @thecitizeNY That’s easy. Easy Rider.
- @kymri The Who – Quadrophenia – driving scooters through rainy Britain 🙂
- @ehalvey: Crossroads featuring Britney Spears of course…hahahaha!
- @Jodi_Kendall: The Motorcycle Diaries!
- @BtayTC Into the Wild, wait that didn’t end well did it? Alaska just looks awesome though
Q7. What is on your road trip playlist?
- @esthercrumpet SAFETY DANCE. ‘We can go where we want to! Night is young and so am I.
- @FlyingPhotog Tom Petty, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Johnny Cash
- @GAT_ChinaTours Rodrigo y Gabriela. They make the most boring of trips epic. Also, lots of celtic punk and a dash of metal for even more epic-ness.
- @itchyfeet_kg Mr. Brightside by the Killers. Can’t really go wrong with that.
- @rtwdave Lots of Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Ween, Pennywise, Bob Marley, RHCP
Q8. Favorite road-side attraction?
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@MalloryOnTravel A very cute female hitcher!
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@giopalatucci Anything involving food. Love pop-up fruit/veggie stands.
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@AnnaParry A8 Wall Drug in South Dakota. Biggest tourist trap ever.
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@ecocolorstours ChichenItza.. its a must if driving through Mexico! Amazingg!!
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@raisethatglass: How could anyone not say “restrooms?”
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@WeekendInParis Anything w/a giant Lobster in New England, anything saying BBQ in Texas & anything saying Wine in California!
Q9. What are your road trip road rules?
- @LondonGirlinLA: 1) ride the fast lane – fast. 2) co-pilot cant fall asleep 3) resolve arguments quickly! 4) have fun
- @bestraveldeals No mud, no cigarettes and no crumbs in the car rental!
- @marisagreen Rules: give degrees of warning if you need a bathroom (not all of a sudden “WE HAVE TO STOP NOW”). Help the driver stay awake
- @ZipSetAndrea You’re not allowed to call “shotgun” until two months prior to your departure date
Q10. Pros/Cons of road tripping vs. flying?
- @Mi_Schu Being in control, aka not at the mercy of TSA
- @Pepificio Pros – Endless / Cons – Money
- @Picture_Philly Cons – less time to spend at your destination
- @worldswaiting No duty free on the road
- @katyabroad roadtrips are great for really exploring and seeing a place, finding things you’d otherwise never know existed
- @BootsnAll With driving, it is about journey, not destination. But w/ limited vacation time, flying sometimes makes more sense.
Miss #TNI this week? Join in with your answers to the questions in the comments below and make sure to join us next Thursday from 3:30 pm EST- 5:00 pm EST for all the fun!
Thanks to the ZipSetGo girls for organizing a conversation with travelers from all over the world and to YOU for participating in this great group!
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