I’ve been on many road-trips in my day and I have enjoyed them all- some more than others. But the key to properly approaching and experiencing this type of journey is keeping the proper perspective.
It’s not about the destination, how many souvenirs you can get for a few bucks or how fast it takes you to get to your vacation spot- it’s simply about the journey. Living in the moment, to be precise.
Whether you’re traveling a couple of hours away, or like the #wififwhip, traveling 16 hours to Austin, Texas, it’s the moments in between take-off and arrival that need to be treasured and truly LIVED. The late-night meals at a Waffle House and the soul-spilling conversations that occur between the passenger and driver while everyone else is asleep are the brilliant moments that pump me up and inspire.
It’s during those times I don’t have a care in the world. I’m on a road-trip, a vacation if you will, so my meetings with Mr. Worry and Mrs. Obligation will have to be rescheduled for another time, because I am at peace.
So what are your tips for surviving those road-trips and long vacations? What moments inspire you?
[...] whole journey as it happened, through each of our own perspectives, and that we had to live in the moment and soak everything [...]
Where are you road tripping from? I feel like I should know this already!
We started in Indianapolis and finally arrived in Austin. It was an awesome ride- a bit long though