Road trips are great opportunities to have fun, strengthen bonds between friends and family, or even create new ones! One small, common problem though: the ride is taking too long. Maybe the music isn’t to everyone’s taste, or you’re not that good at small talk. As such, you need some fun road trip activities to lessen the boredom and make you feel like you’re on a true adventure. Here are ten such pastimes to liven up the atmosphere!
#1 Play Word Games
Fortunately, there is no shortage of word games you can choose from. And you aren’t limited by rules anyway, so you can go the extra step and create an entirely different one from scratch. One of our favorites is “First letter, last Letter.” There are probably a dozen regional variations depending on the language. For families with kids – this is a great opportunity to improve your tyke’s vocabulary.
#2 Take a (Road) Trip Down Memory Lane
We all have cute little stories about ourselves that we laugh about and forget soon after. Make one of your road trip activities telling some of these embarrassing(ly funny) stories about you with your friends.
Reward the best misadventure with an ice cream to cool off – a little friendly competition ensures for some fantastic stories.
This is also a great “game” to play if you’re a bit buzzed from a can of cold beer or some of those small liquor chocolates. It defini