Pre-College Road Trip

ariesathena
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:23:01 +0000

You will need AAA (ideally, the gold version that gives 100 mile towing), a credit card, and a very detailed itinerary that spells out every place you will be, every campground you will stay at, the route you will be on, and the hotels that you can check in to at age 18.

You can have a parent book the hotel through hotels.com.

Whose car will your taking, how reliable is it, and are the owners of the car okay with you putting 4,000 or so miles on it? Is it insured for drivers other than the child of the parents who own it?

Oh, finally: do NOT plan absurdly long drives every day, especially through the desert. Plan for breaks, time indoors, time for the car to cool off.