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Road trip

PostPosted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:58 am
by expat
So, how far do you have to drive before it is considered to have become a "road trip"? I drive 1400km one way to go on holiday here in Europe and generally, when State side on holiday around 1000km from airport to destination?

Matt

Re: Road trip

PostPosted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:25 am
by ozzy72
I drive 1400 miles between homes a couple of times a year, does that count?

Re: Road trip

PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:21 am
by Souichiro
Travelling to a holiday location or a 2nd home isn't a Road Trip!! It just means you have to get somewhere and thus it's just plain travelling.. Going somewhere just for the sake of it and crossing borders/state lines qualifies as a road trip! In Example driving from Holland ( Coast) To Milan and back just for the sake of getting lottery tickets! ( Milan was really nice for the entire 2 hours...)

I heard someone say here that they drove huge distances just to get Pizza.... now that is a roadtrip! ( or a very remote area)

Re: Road trip

PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:43 pm
by Steve M
I think a road trip is when you don't have a timeline or a plan. Or a known destination. In the late 80's I set out in a customized van and headed south intending to drive untill I could take my shirt off. (Warmth) I ended up gone for six weeks. I visited New Orleans during Mardi Gras and headed west along the southwestern coast of US. Saw the Alimo, Grand canyon, and tons of other attractions as I headed north up the west coast and back towards the east after I hit Seattle. 8000+ miles. I'll never be able to do that again.. but I am glad, at least, I did it once.  ;)      

Re: Road trip

PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:45 pm
by H
Technically, it can be called a road trip if you ride for any distance on road(s) but, more specifically, an unplanned trip of some distance; the ride to out of town team games are also called road trips.


8-)