7 Stages OF Going On A Road Trip With Your Friends!
Nothing can be more exciting than going on a road trip with your
buddies. (After the plan actually materialises ahead of endless planning on
whatsapp groups.)
From packing your clothes and shopping for some last minute
supplies to booking the best hotel and making sure that the fuel tank of the
designated car is completely full, we do everything we possibly can to make
sure that our road trip goes perfectly.
But no matter how hard we try, things never go according to plan,
as regardless of who we are and where we decide to go for our road trip, there
are always a few stages that all of us will go through.
These seven stages are, for better or for worse, common to all
such road trips and if you’ve gone on such trips before, you’d totally relate
to them:
1. Making that perfect Playlist which you’ll be
listening to on loop.
Making
the perfect Playlist for your trip is actually the very first stage of going on
a road trip. As you’ll be on the road for a decently long time, you’d really
want to listen to some of your favorite songs on loop.
In
fact, any trip (especially a road trip) is virtually incomplete without good
music and so needless to say, making a Playlist of such songs becomes vital.
2. Constantly stopping to click selfies.
Taking
selfies and framing memories with your buddies is something that’s become
mandatory in life. And when it’s during a road trip where you’re crossing
gorgeous and scenic locations, hopping out of the car for a selfie with your
friends is all you want to do.
3. Sitting back, listening to the songs in your
Playlist and taking that moment in.
Remember
that Playlist we mentioned that you create for your trip?
Well,
this is where you sit back, relax and listen to the songs on it, all the while
taking in the scenic locations you’re crossing or staring at the stars
(provided you’re NOT the one whose driving) and living that moment to the
fullest.
This
will surely be one of the best stages of your trip because you end up finding
ultimate happiness in little things.
4. Annoying each other to no end.
What’s
the fun in a road trip if you don’t even annoy your friend who is driving, or
click pictures of that one friend who is peeing on the road, or just irritate
someone who is fast asleep?
After
all, a road trip is about the memories that you make with your friends, ones
that are to be remembered for life.
5. Stopping at roadside dhabas for food.
While
you may have packed your fair share of snacks to munch on during your trip,
nothing will beat the sheer joy of eating some delicious food at a roadside
dhaba.
When
you’re on the highway and you see a small roadside dhaba, complete with a
traditional setting, nothing should stop you from parking your car and enjoying
a nice breakfast/lunch/dinner there.
6. Reaching your destination.
Reaching
your destination is one of the last stages you’ll go through when on a road
trip with your friends, although it’s important to keep in mind that it’s not
about the destination, rather it’s about the journey you went on.
But
fret not, as there’s one more stage left before you trip gets over.
7. Finally, the ride back home.
Want
to know what the beauty of a road trip is? You get to live it all over again a
second time!
After
you’ve reached your destination, you get to make your way back home and go
through the first five stages all over again. Although you’d be more tired and
less energetic than you were before, you’d still have just as much fun as you
did when you were making your way towards your destination.
