What should you do before a long trip?

Pre-Travel Checklist: Trip Essentials
  1. Check your prescriptions. ...
  2. Double-check your boarding passes and itinerary. ...
  3. Check travel requirements for your destination. ...
  4. Put your passport in a safe place. ...
  5. Print all of your travel info/documents. ...
  6. Scan or photograph your passport, driver's license and credit cards.




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These tips for long drives will help you down the road.
  1. Get plenty of sleep before your drive. Think about exhaustion before you begin your journey, not after. ...
  2. Bring healthy road trip snacks. ...
  3. Stay hydrated. ...
  4. Plan your rest stops. ...
  5. Chew gum. ...
  6. Use energizing scents. ...
  7. Sit up straight. ...
  8. Keep passengers entertained.


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Before packing up, make one final check of the following:
  1. Tires condition.
  2. Check tires tread and look for signs of strain, bulges, or other damage.
  3. Tire pressure, don't over inflate.
  4. Wipers and wiper fluid. ...
  5. Coolant.
  6. Flush radiator, if you haven't done so in a while.
  7. Fuses and Horn.
  8. High and low beam headlights.


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And while the open road can be a great opportunity to relax and spend time with family, driving long distances can be very hard on your body. Long periods of sitting can quickly take a toll on your spine and lead to miserable back pain. This brings the question: how can I avoid back pain after a road trip?

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“We have seen in data collected by Utrip that most trips longer than seven to ten days are very frequently about discovery and exploration, not relaxation,” he says.

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According to research published in the Journal of Happiness Studies, the ideal length of a vacation is exactly eight days. As the researchers noted, a vacationer will feel an increase of happiness over the first several days of vacation, with that feeling peaking on the eighth day, The Times-Picayune explained.

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Data deep dive: Overall, 60 percent of respondents travel domestically one to two times a year. Travelers who are 54 and older responded that they were more likely to travel more than two times within the year. Just under 10 percent travel more than five times a year within the states.

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Travel fatigue is something not frequently discussed among travelers, but it's very real according to science. While you can avoid it a lot of the time by being aware and proactive, it will eventually set in on any long-term trip.

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