Take to the Open Roads…
Gas relief comes not from a bottle, but from the pumps. As summer draws to an end, the meter has dropped a few pennies — enough to tempt perhaps one more asphalt adventure. And, with Labor Day weekend upon us, what better way to spend your time than the open roads?
“Road trips” buzz usually peaks in April, dips in June and starts to rise again in July through September. Searches for the American tradition of mobile trekking showed a steady decline in the past two years and online interest has dropped off 11% compared to last summer. Still, there are those who can’t resist the appeal of the “family road trip” or “college road trip.”
So, if you’re packing up your car for a Labor Day Asphalt adventure to the sunny beaches of California in Santa Barbara or maybe San Diego, for example, check out the routes the Yahoo! Buzz caravan has been searching before you go:
- 1. “Road Trip Planners.” A good trip requires planning. Even if you’re last minute on your trip-planning adventures, look for “tips” and “maps.”
- 2. “Road Trip Games.” A DVD player just doesn’t compare to a rousing car game. Smart parents look for “printable road trip games.” An impolitic few either seek to entertain passengers or prepare for the worst with “mother-in-law” traveling tales. That oughtta make a short trip seem long, especially if said relative is in the car.
- 3. “Road Trip Songs.” Playing radio tower roulette can be serendipitous, but long bouts of static don’t encourage grooving. Instead, travelers trick out the car into a mobile karaoke station with a music mix, from movies or simply the best songs for the road.
- 4. “Road Trip Ideas.” Unlike spring or summer, the need for inspiration isn’t so keen. People know their general routes, such as California, Texas, the United Kingdom, or Norway. Not surprisingly, the vehicle can determine the type of trip, whether it be a motorcycle, an RV or a Honda Element.
- 5. “Packing Food for a Road Trip.” Homemade snacks save travelers from impulse buys at the convenience mart. Then again, some people plan their entire venture around food. What better than a BBQ road trip for Labor Day?
However you plan to spend your weekend away, have fun, relax and happy travels!
Vera Chan
Senior Buzz Team Editor
Yahoo! Search
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The Labor Day weekend may be fun – but the extreme frustrating driving back home – and the sudden start of school within the same week – makes this anticlimax almost unbearable.
The irony of this is early-mid September has some of the best weather across the nation.
It’s great to get away, I can highly recommend France for its great culture, food and obviously wine!!
France is noted for its cosmopolitan, civilized approach to life, combined with great concern for style, fashion and appearances, but generalizations are not without risk, as in other countries.
The French are often perceived as taking a great pride in the national identity and positive achievements of France.
French cuisine is considered to be one of the world’s most refined and elegant styles of cooking. The national cuisine known today has evolved from centuries of social and political change.
France is one of the oldest wine-producing regions of Europe. The production of wine in France has its origins way back to the 6th century BC.
Plan and take a break in France, its a great country.
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I was looking forward to using some of these links on my trip out of town this weekend. The flu got the best of my family and we are just recovering.
This is great! Saves a lot of webmasters and search engines…
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Thanks. It would be valuable if you would sometimes chose between your search results and indicate which web site is most useful while at the same time indicating whether that web site fell in the top ten results or not.
Great ideas.
What amazes me the most is that with the gas prices above the $3.00 mark, at least they are in our area, people still drive 75-80 miles per hour. Is it not true that if you drive, lets say 60 mph you’ll save gas? Rhetorical as it’s true. By doing so, we’ve been able to increase our mpg to 28-30 vs. 22-25.
Woof! gives so many ideas really tempted to get back on the road and take off like the good ol` days….lets see if I can put the good use the tips laid out in my mind and read
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Real nice! Good resources here, i found lots of interesting things here. Your web site is helpful. All the best!
Personally I don’t feel that gas prices will ever be as low as they were again. That shouldn’t prevent anybody from the good old family US road trip though.
That’s very helpful for traveling during the holiday season. I have saved into my fav’s. Thanks again.
Thanks Vera for taking care of this. Much appreciated :)
Gas prices won’t come down, and in France – like in the rest of Europe – they’re way higher than in the US. Right now in France, unleaded is above $7 a (US) gallon; but as Simplygites said, France is still a great place for a vacation. In France and Europe, it’s easy to hire a car that does 50 miles per gallon, even 60 mpg… and I don’t mean hybrids. Once you’ve hired your car, just leave it at your hotel or holiday cottage, and enjoy a bit of vacation on foot. When gas goes above $100 a barrel, hiking will be the new sport.
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Personally I don’t feel that gas prices will ever be as low as they were again. That shouldn’t prevent anybody from the good old family US road trip though.
That’s very helpful for traveling during the holiday season. I have saved into my fav’s. Thanks again.
What I do care about is which candidate is most likely to be willing and able to take advantage of the current political moment and move the political center of the country clearly to the ideological left. And given what I care about, I think supporting Edwards is a bit of a no-brainer..
What I do care about is which candidate is most likely to be willing and able to take advantage of the current political moment and move the political center of the country clearly to the ideological left. And given what I care about, I think supporting Edwards is a bit of a no-brainer..
Thanks. It would be valuable if you would sometimes chose between your search results and indicate which web site is most useful while at the same time indicating whether that web site fell in the top ten results or not.
I was looking forward to using some of these links on my trip out of town this weekend. The flu got the best of my family and we are just recovering.
Thanks. It would be valuable if you would sometimes chose between your search results and indicate which web site is most useful while at the same time indicating whether that web site fell in the top ten results or not.