Going on a road trip with your partner is going to be a lot of fun but if you don’t prepare properly, you could also find yourself stressed out. So, what does it take to make the road trip a major success? The answer is simple – getting organized before leaving home.
A romantic road trip requires a few preliminary considerations and here are the most important ones.
Plan Together
If one of you isn’t involved in the planning, chances are that you’ll experience a bit of resentment.
So, do take the time to plan the aspects of the road trip together. Where are you going to go? How much time will you spend away from home? how will you get there and where are you going to sleep.
It’s very important to be tolerant and even enthusiastic about each other’s ideas. Eventually, you’ll meet each other in the middle and you’ll come up with an idea that will make both of you happy and satisfied.
Most Important Things to Plan
While road trips should definitely involve some improvisation and spontaneity, there are still a couple of essentials you’ll need to consider in advance.
The route and the rest stops are most crucial. Determine how much time you can spend on the road and exactly where you’ll enjoy your breaks. This is the backbone of the road trip. Once you have these sorted out, you will enjoy the rest of the experience immensely.
The packing list should focus on the things you’ll bring along for a bit of comfort and for added fun. You should also consider road trip snacks and/or places where you’ll stop to enjoy a meal and some road trip entertainment like music to listen to or games to play.
A good, old handwritten list will be sufficient to get organized. If you prefer, however, you can download a planning app to your phone. Road trip planner apps are available – check them out to discover the ones you like the most.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
A road trip cannot be 100 percent organized.
You can change your mind halfway there. You may want to take a small detour to explore something you didn’t know was there. Try to be open to opportunities and fun things as they come along.
Focusing too much on the planning and the execution can easily turn the road trip in a complete nightmare.
This is especially true for couples that have different organizational styles. If you like to be aware of everything ahead of time and your partner is really, really spontaneous, chances are that one of you will end up hating the road trip.
So, don’t try to organize everything and prepare for a bit of adventure. After all, a road trip is about the things that happen on the way to the final destination.
Plan for at Least One Date Night
A road trip is romantic by nature but it wouldn’t hurt to consider some kind of fun couple’s activity.
Planning a date night at one of your stops is a definite must. It will put you in the right mood and give you a bonding chance that’s quite different from what you’ll experience at home.
That’s more or less everything it takes to have a fun road trip with the person you love.
It’s still possible to get in an argument and to have a couple of unfortunate moments. What matters the most is apologizing, putting an end to it and moving forward with the experience. If both of you put a bit of effort in the process, the road trip will turn into a truly memorable experience.