|
|
|
Camping: Anytime of Year in All Kinds of Weather
(ARA) - Often thought to be reserved for summer, camping is fast becoming a year-round activity. And while camping trips are planned with hopes of good weather, severe weather always is a possibility, but it doesn’t have to diminish the enjoyment...
Discount Lodging in Orlando Florida
Discount Lodging Discount lodging can be obtained through many sources. Recently, the internet has become the major tool used for family vacation discounts research. Chances are you are already eligible for discounts and simply need to know where...
English Lake District Traditions
There is little doubt that those who have visited the regions of the English Lake District and Cumbria will recall and recount with pleasure the images of the lakes, mountains and tarns which together are the fundamental components of this...
Flights Of Fancy: An Air Of Gratitude
Feeling cranky about air travel? Get a grip. Not on the arm of your passenger seat--on reality, history, and the incredible accomplishment of human flight. We've just celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic...
New York Without Luggage, Reservations or Fresh Socks
New York is an impossible place - an overbuilt island with a nasty climate, horrendous traffic and . . .magic. What's not to love? Our day trip to Manhattan was typical John and Laura - last minute. It was post Christmas and very cold after a...
SECRETS OF FLYING SMART
MAKE YOUR SAFE TRIP EVEN SAFER
When you fly on the commercial airlines of the United States, you are flying on the safest, most efficient form of transportation. When the rare accident does occur, more
and more people survive due to advances in...
Stop Paying Standard Hotel Rates Through the Web
Easy internet access to discounted and affordable hotel rates
has sounded the death knell for the standard tariff, or rack
rate posted at hotel reception desks. Whilst some still prefer
traditional telephone reservations and the corresponding...
TrekShare - Crashing a Laos Wedding - Part 2
Public Service Announcement: Drinking and driving is bad. With that said I’ve drank and drove a few times in my day and have puked in the back of cars while someone drunker than me was at the wheel. My question wasn’t meant to be judgmental but...
Waikiki’s Family Hotels - Ohana
Waikiki’s Family Hotels - Ohana Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com To read this entire feature FREE with photos cut and paste this link: http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/hotels/oahu/ohana/ohana1/ohana1.html ...
When should you rent a car for your trip to Hawaii?
Travelers have found that sometimes, just before departure, they
can find greatly reduced deals on airfare as the airlines try
and fill empty seats. This is, of course, a gamble but it does
work out sometimes for the last minute traveler. In...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Games To Play When Traveling
Car travel games are a tradition wherever families take vacations or long trips by automobile. Long drives are always more tolerable with some diversion or entertainment, and reading might not be the best choice, at least for the driver. Why not try some games that everyone in the car can play?
"Blue Car" Travel Games
These are travel classics. Each person guesses how many blue cars will pass in the next ten miles or ten minutes. Of course it can be red cars, or trucks, or whatever everyone agrees to. By the way, it's considered bad form for the driver to slow down, letting more cars pass, so his guess will be the closest.
Another classic travel game involves the alphabet. Everyone tries to spot something starting with an "a", and be the first to call it out ("apple tree!"). Since the Qs and Xes are difficult, they can be skipped. The person with the most "firsts," is the winner.
Educational Travel Games
These are car games that get you thinking, learning something, or at least showing off what you know. In one game, the driver, or another designated host, asks questions like "At what temperature does water boil?" or "What is the Capital of Columbia?" or "If sales tax is 7.6%, what's the total cost of a sweater priced at $22?" If you want the kids to love this one, pay twenty-five cents for each right
answer.
In another car travel game, someone looks out the window and randomly selects an object. Everyone in the car then tries to imagine a creative way to make money with it. Overpasses become places to advertise, cows are rented out, and a truck becomes a traveling discotheque.
Other Car Travel Games
Turn on the radio and you can have a game in which everyone tries to be the first to call out the name of the artist when a song starts. You can change the station, so you don't have to wait through a whole song to continue the contest.
In another car radio game, each person in the car chooses a word. Then you turn on the radio. The person whose word is spoken (or sung) first on the radio is the winner.
Finally, have one person in the car start a story with a sentence or two. Each person in turn adds a line to the story. This can get personal, but usually creates a story that has everyone laughing.
About the author:
Steve Gillman hit the road at sixteen, and traveled alone across the United States and Mexico at 17. Now 40, he continues to travel with his wife Ana, whom he met in Ecuador. His stories, tips and information on travel, can be found at: http://www.EverythingAboutTravel.com
|
|
|
|
|
|