Road Trips Are Back Air Travel Is Out

Y ou put time into planning        bins or the public toilets).       a relaxing break with the                                          knowledge that if the trip      I have decided to avoid risking a  involves air travel there is          repeat experience for some time.   always that risk of something         I simply cannot face another       going wrong! I recently               airport again. In fact I am even   experienced this when my flight       wary of train and bus stations.    was cancelled due to a terrorist      That leaves me with my             threat. As a result I had to          Pininfarina designed Peugeot 406   spend 14 hours, I repeat 14           Coupe. A form of transport I can   hours, sitting around twiddling       actually rely on. Fresh from its   my thumbs waiting for some kind       MOT and newly taxed my car is      of feedback from those exhausted      ready to go so I have decided to   looking airline staff. With so        take another road trip next        many other holiday makers having      month. My fondest memories of the  to endure the same experience,        year are the trips we have taken   this added insult to injury.          across the UK in this car.         Starbucks, Costa, Pizza Express,                                         and basically anywhere you could      I have been on to one of my        sit and attempt to calm down with     favourite reference sites and      a nice latte or a glass of wine,      purchased my road map and an       were crowded beyond belief. The       Eyewitness UK Travel Guide         lucky people able to secure a         (http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.  table were prepared to purchase       co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/travel/intr  as many drinks as necessary to        o.html ). All that's left to do    keep their relatively comfortable     is download some of our favourite  place to sit and wait. Those of       tracks to play as we drive around  us left had to find floor space       and take in the scenery. I can     (at this point the only potential     confidently say I am well and      areas were next to the litter         truly looking forward to my next   trip.                                 like myself, you should be aware                                         of the new law on child            Another great thing about             restraints                         travelling by road is the ability     (http://www.mothercare.com/page/c  to pack the car with as much          arseatlegislation ) which takes    luggage as you like. The last         effect from September 18th of      holiday I took using air travel       this year – definitely something   involved me being charged for         to bear in mind!                   excess baggage when bringing back                                        too many bottles of wine. I'd         In my opinion road trips are well  been in France – what do people       and truly coming back – just       expect?!                              remember to fasten your seatbelt                                         and drive safely.                  For those of you with children,        About the Author: Andrew Regan is an online journalist who enjoys socialising at his local Edinburgh rugby club (http://www.edinburghaccies.com ). Read more articles by: Andrew Regan Article Source: www.iSnare.com