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Commander's Palace
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Travel Tips: Essential Lists for Long Car Trips

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Cross-country car trips can be exciting, entertaining, and even a bit educational (shudder!). On the flip side, they can also be a non-stop nightmare of forgotten keys, jumbled clothes, and missing essentials.

Travel tips for long car trips

Your first task? Check and re-check the car. Nothing will turn a trip into family horror story quicker than car trouble. Click here for a pre-trip car checklist.

For advice on packing for the trip, click here.

Click here for a printer-friendly version.

Before you leave:

  • Make necessary hotel, restaurant, & event reservations
  • Give contact info to family, neighbors in case of emergencies
  • Get a cell phone if you don't have one

During the trip:

  • Maps & travel guides
  • Flashlight
  • Medications
  • Credit cards and/or Traveler's Checks
  • Cash (enough to cover small emergencies)
  • Scissors/knife (collapsible)
  • Small cooler w/snacks, variety of drinks
  • Extra Car Keys (someone other than driver should have)
  • Pillows (small)
  • Motion sickness drugs (Dramamine tablets and Scopamine patches)
  • First Aid Kit
  • Auto info (drivers license, insurance & registration paperwork)
  • Games, books, & magazines for the kids or other passengers
  • Moist towellettes

At your destination:

  • Maps & travel guides
  • Weather-appropriate clothing
  • Toiletries
  • Sunscreen
  • Camera & film
  • Events tickets
  • Credit cards and/or Traveler's Checks
  • Cash (enough to cover small expenses)
  • List of at least 3 local fun "things to do" (print out from travel sites)

When you get home:

  • Door keys (you'd be surprised...)
  • Contact info for hotels/resorts (for items left behind)
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