This is the reason for road trips. (Photo: flavijus)
This is part One of Six for the Road Trip Series. The road trip series is all about preparing for a road trip to finishing a road trip. Read the series for some great tips.
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Road trips are fun. When I was in high school I would go on random road trips with friends and in college I would go on road trips for more fun. I’ve driven all over around where I live and across the country for many different reasons.
Sometimes I may spend a lot of time preparing for the road trip or I would just pack everything the day before and stop by Wal-mart for food and items.
I’ve had a lot of fun with road trips, they are especially fun with other people.
Recently I drove across the country back and forth for business. I was only able to go on this road trip because I became a vagabond and I can be where I want in the world. I drove a good 1867 miles each way, about a total driving time of 29 hours each way.
While it wasn’t a normal road trip, I did everything I would during a road trip. It was not a conventional drive as I would stop at rests stops to nap instead of stopping at other locations to sleep.
The first part of the road trip series is about deciding why and where to go. I had a destination for this trip, which was across the country to get my residency in another state. Also to register my business as a foreign Limited Liability Company.
Why a Road Trip
There are many reasons why for a road trip. Do you need to go somewhere to take care of some business? I think it is great to mix a business trip with a personal trip. Or we may say, mix personal with a business trip so a lot of items can be expensed as a business expense.
There are so many advantages to being self-employed, if you do business related items for an employer, you may be able to write off mileage and other items. Consult a tax professional for more information!
There are other reasons for a road trip as well. Sometimes just getting away from everything for a while will clear our minds and make us more productive in life. I can tell you from my experience driving has given me a lot of time to think and plan things for my personal self and business.
Where To Go
Sometimes the best road trips are when you have no destination. I would recommend bringing a country map and possibly deciding by pointing at random places.
Though when you have a place in mind, such as a state park, snowboarding or other items, it is good to know how to get where you are going.
Most of my road trips were planned a day before hand while the bigger one with more people were planned weeks ahead for college trips.
It is basically up to you where you want to go, sometimes being spontaneous and random is the best bet, for business, you will need to know where to go.
How do you decide why and where to go? – On the next post for the Road Trip Series, it will be about preparing for the road trip.
Posted on February 6th 2010.
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I like the word “spontaneous” in my life.It also reminds me of spontaneous songs from early Blues.You know,It rocks!!
I once spontaneously traveled Beijing in college alone,I bought a train ticket at around 22 pm,without preparing any food or water.At last ,with two books back. One is <> Reason for why and where to go is knowing a little about the places before,hence to really embrace those feelings I want to feel before.
Life needs spontaneous actions.
Definitely being spontaneous is worth its weight in gold! Your random trip sounds fun.