Road Trips – Am I Missing Something? @kia #kiasocialclub

Rent a cheap car like a Ford Escort via Budget.com and use a BCD #( I have one if you need one) for discounts up to 30%. Renting a car might seem like much, but the wear and tear on your own car might come back to haunt you. I am not a fan of driving my car to far because its how I get to work, so it was money well spent. The Escort has great air conditioning and it’s really good on gas. Drive slow and take in the sites and don’t let you gas go below half a take. It helped make us think we were ahead of the game on what we spent on gas.

Take a cooler with snacks so you can avoid making pit stops and waste money on tourist traps. Only stop at rest stops to rest and give your legs a break. Sitting in a car for hours will make you go bonkers and stretching will get your energy back. Plan ahead on where you would like to stay overnight to avoid paying any price at a cheap gross hotel. When we go to Utah, we stay in Kanab at the Comfort Inn for the last few years and it’s clean and comfy. Best advice: Sign up for AAA insurance to get the travel benefits. You will be surprised on the price discounts you get when you least expect it.

Last advice: take a map. If you like traveling down roads-less-traveled you might want to see what nearby parks and lakes are in your surrounding area to take in the beauty of places you might ultimately drive by. We tend to hit the road in our own backyard and in Cali, there are tons of places to see.

I love road trips! Since you don’t live far from me (sorry we missed each other at SF Expo), I would head up north. We love going up to Redding and ventured up to a small town called, “Burney”. It has been a place I wish I could move to, but their best gem is MacArthur park. They have the most amazing waterfall inside their park and it will take your breathe away. Then you can go back to Redding and check out the Sundial bridge. It’s doesn’t allow cars across, but when you walk on it, it feels like walking on “jelly”.

After you visit that, head over to Trinity River and do some fishing on the most beautiful like out there. If you ever head up that way, let me know and I can tell you more places to visit. BTW, I took that trip to the Grand Canyon and Zion too, but next time head up a little further to Bryce Canyon. We missed it the first time around and didn’t make that mistake again. Amazing. Glad you had fun!