Family trip to museums and by car: how to organize, what to consider when preparing
It just so happened in our country that a real and successful vacation is one that was spent on the beach in a horizontal position. This is certainly a good holiday, but it would not hurt to diversify it. Moreover, it is absolutely not necessary to urgently run for a visa or look for inexpensive tours. There is a better option – a family trip by car around our country. Someone may say that this is not interesting and will be wrong. It’s exciting and unforgettable. And to prove the truth of these words is unusually easy. So let’s get started.
Your Family Journey – Preparation Begins
Let’s start with the fact that at first you need a vacation plan and, accordingly, a well-defined route. At the family council, it is suggested to have a map and internet access. Depending on which region you live in and which point is supposed to be the final destination during the journey, you get acquainted with the cities and villages located along the course of your future movement. When planning a route, you need to roughly estimate how long it will take you to complete each stage. For family trips, it is recommended to drive no more than 600 km per day, this allows you to move only during daylight hours and have a good rest at night. No need to try to get somewhere as quickly as possible, because the most important thing on the road is traffic safety, and therefore you will need stops for periodic rest.
On the Internet, you can get a lot of useful information about what is located and where, what famous historical places are worth visiting, in what picturesque corners of nature you can relax and where you should go if you are a fan of mysterious anomalous places. Due to the fact that many people now travel around the country by car, it has become possible to read not dry descriptions of any places, but real stories-reports of auto travelers who have already tried what you are just getting ready for. Thanks to their stories, you can become prepared for any journey. Who knows, maybe you, too, will proudly leave your own story in photos on some site of this theme called “My Best Family Trip".
An unforgettable vacation is a family trip
Perhaps your family will hope that it will be quite difficult to spend a vacation on wheels. You can calm them down. Having looked through the information in advance on the Internet, you mark the places where campsites and camp sites are located, at present this service is highly developed. So, you can leave the car in a guarded parking lot and spend the night in the comfort of your room, take a shower and, after having breakfast, set off on your journey further. And since you take a tent with you, you can absolutely calmly alternate such overnight stays at your discretion.
Due to the fact that you travel around different regions, along the way you can visit your beloved relatives, whom you may not have seen for decades, and let alone friends and say nothing. It’s one thing to look at old photos, and another to see and chat live. A few pre-made calls and you will receive a free guide in the person of your friend and a lot of communication.
Getting our family car ready for travel
For the best possible vacation on wheels, do not forget to properly check your car before the trip. Any car enthusiast knows that a long road will be a real test of endurance and patency for any car. Therefore, it is better to go through MOT (maintenance) in advance, and having patched up and completed everything, you will already be in absolute peace, knowing for sure that there will be no unpleasant surprises associated with your negligence. It is advisable to take with you the necessary spare parts, which most often fail, so as not to waste time looking for them.
A necessary thing in the car will be a GPS navigator that will help you get the shortest route to any chosen point, be able to accurately determine your location, and tell you where the nearest gas stations are. During your vacation, it will be an indispensable assistant in orienting yourself in unfamiliar terrain due to the presence of maps of Russia in it.
We check the trunk. If we find things absolutely unnecessary during the trip, we get rid of them immediately. The car will be pretty loaded, so we take the bare necessities, namely: a tent with all the accessories for a comfortable sleep, cooking equipment (do not forget the barbecue), fishing rods (well, what a vacation without fishing). The list will expand, so everything fits as compactly as possible. Don’t forget warm clothes and a first aid kit. Our family travel car is ready!
Your family trip to museums in – a photo for memory
“Museums, a family trip…” – someone can sigh sadly and turn out to be wrong again! Do you think it’s boring? Not at all! We are talking about the famous and mysterious places of our homeland. After all, there are museums in the open air. How do you like a photo, for example, from Karelia against the backdrop of magical seids and labyrinths, ancient volcanoes that are several million years old, beautiful waterfalls and wonders of local architecture, such as, for example, Kizhi? So, it is simply impossible to drive past Veliky Novgorod. Not only can you see a great many beautiful and majestic churches and monasteries there, you can take pictures against the backdrop and inside the real Kremlin. By the way, don’t forget to visit the grave of Prophetic Oleg when you pass Staraya Ladoga. Few people know that it exists, and you can really surprise your friends with this. Whatever area you take, there is something to see everywhere. Go for it, and your family trip to museums will leave an indelible mark on your memory, enrich your knowledge of your native country and serve as a reason for long conversations and memories on winter evenings.
Tell your friends about your best family trip
Such a vacation has its own special zest, because you never know what unique beauty places you can meet along the way. It seems that the route has been drawn up, the places to visit are marked, and as you go, it turns out that your plan is just a sketch, because there are interesting things at every step. Such a vacation allows you to expand your horizons, to see that our nature and culture are actually unusually rich. Sometimes it becomes sad when you hear people who brag about having been to the Mediterranean. At such moments, I want to ask: “Wouldn’t it be weak to wet your feet in the Barents Sea?” But when you visit there, and your children will proudly talk about it, your friends will only have to sigh enviously.
Share your experience with your friends, tell them what the best family trip and vacation is, and invite them to take it together next time. Show photos of you around a night fire or catching a big fish … It is simply impossible to imagine a better vacation that could be remembered for a lifetime.