In For the Long Haul

Long trips by car are not to everyone’s taste. A road trip might sound like Heaven to the average college student or anyone of a like mind over a certain age. However, children have a shorter attention span and being stuck in a seat for a period which can sometimes exceed a quarter of a [...]

Hey! Pipe Down Back There!

 It is a well known rule that traveling in a car with more than one child greatly increases the possibility that you will witness a fight or two – if you’re not very careful. Being hemmed in at any time is not something that any child takes kindly to – even if there is an [...]

Have a Safe Trip

It goes without saying that a day trip, or any other kind of trip undertaken in a car, has a safety plan that should always be stuck to regardless of any other consideration. Children may have a desire to roam wild and free, but they need to be kept under control in order to make [...]

Half the Fun is in Getting There – Or is it?

 
Most people will tell you that going on a day out is fun as much for the traveling as for what you actually do when you arrive. There is some debate over how true this is, of course. Some people would argue that if half the fun is in getting there, then it must be [...]

Are We Nearly There Yet?

We’ve all seen it in sitcoms or cartoons – the adults sat in the front of the car getting increasingly frazzled with irritation as the children demand loudly whether or not the journey is any closer to its destination, often punctuating their question by kicking the back of the seat in front of them. In [...]