Best part about road trips…
One of the best parts about road trips are all the snacks and treats you are totally validated in eating because you are on the road. Plus all the fast food stops you are bound to make along the way. In one of my previous posts, I mentioned a great way to save money on a trip is packing a picnic or stocking up on all your favorite snacks before you hit the road. This can save you quite a bundle as convenience store prices can sometimes double the price you pay at a grocery store. Plus you have the ability to pack along some healthy snacks as well.
Another awesome part of road trips are the games you play. The license plate game is a favorite, but also twenty questions, mad libs, and who could forget slug bug? It’s just enough fun to drive you crazy! I also like the notion of letting every passenger choose a random stop along your journey. You are bound to wind up at some random locations and see some cheesy touristy things along the way.
To celebrate Unofficial Road Trip Week I wanted to do my first ever giveaway on this blog. Memorial Weekend is coming up rapidly and I’m sure some of your plans include a road trip. I wanted to give away some of my favorite road trip treats to one lucky reader to enjoy. The giveaway includes: a bottle of Coke and Dr. Pepper, licorice, honey roasted peanuts, chocolate covered pretzels, two cans of Pringles, ranch sunflower seeds, and shocktarts and sweetarts (to help you stay awake). If you are interested in entering for a chance to win this fabulous giveaway leave a comment either with your future road trip plans, why you deserve this giveaway, or why you love this blog and your favorite post. I promise winners will be chosen fairly! I plan on picking a winner this Thursday morning (my birthday) so stay tuned!
Tags: giveaway, road trip week. snacks, treats
May 19th, 2009 at 8:18 am
The reason you should pick me is simple. By simple, I mean I’m pathetic. I’ve lived in Utah for 15 years and have NOT ever been to the national parks here. Seriously! It’s probably because I’ve never had a really cool road trip snack basket. But maybe if I had one, I’d travel within our own state. (I’ve traveled lots of other places, btw).
May 19th, 2009 at 8:21 am
How fun… and you are giving away gifts on your birthday! Now what should everyone get you?
Doc
May 19th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Great idea Hilarye! Well, I’m planning on packing all my stuff and my three kiddos and loading them all in a moving van and driving from Richmond, VA to Salt Lake City. I don’t know exactly when, but hopefully by the end of the summer.
I promise to invite Susan Mercedes (commenter above) to come with us when we visit the big national park a few hours north of SLC… That WILL be a trip we make shortly after the big move. Thanks for the great blog.
May 19th, 2009 at 8:34 am
I just got back from a road trip. Cleveland to Chicago and back again in one weekend. We went to see our middle son graduate from college and move him back home. I could have used all these goodies then; travel plaza food was less than good. My son is moving down to New Orleans in July and wants me to drive down with him. I’ve never been there so I’m tempted!
May 19th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Sooo you and I both know how I love to eat
and food is wayy too expensive on the road, and we seem to always fall for it…Zack has been away working in Texas for 2 weeks and he was told that he might leave again Monday for another trip when he already has to go back right after memorial day… fortunately he doesn’t have to leave and we might road trip it to Utah or Jackson, I love road trips cause I feel that is the time that Zack and I can bond the most. So this is why I feel I should win… and I liked your blog about Hostels the most, I was always curious about them and I loved reading about them in your blog. Keep em coming! I get some good tips from you! Love ya!
May 19th, 2009 at 8:43 am
I think random road trips are probably the best thing god ever invented. One of my top 5 trips ever is a road trip to Portland and Seattle. Even though by the end of the week long voyage we were sick of each other, it was awesome.
Oh, and I totally agree with the random stops. They are the keystone to a good road trip!
Oh, and pick me because I want to go to the Grand Canyon this summer and wife said the only way we can go is if I win this competition.
May 19th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I am a broke graduate student that is going to have a hard time paying for gas on my road trip. I have to borrow a tent from my advisor and camp at free sites along the way. However, you can save me from the monotony of eating only PB&J!
May 19th, 2009 at 9:21 am
You should pick me because I am going to the mountains for Memorial Day weekend, and because I love your blog because of you!
May 19th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Mochi girl here,
I’m going on a road trip this weekend sort of…just driving to go camping. Not exactly sure where yet because Butterfield Canyon (the place we were going to go out in the Oquirrh Mountains) is now private property. Anyway, being a poor college student preparing for a camping trip I can always use free snacks. Plus I live in Salt Lake, and if I remember right you do too, so that would save you on shipping!
May 19th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Does driving to Vegas in July count?
May 19th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Love your blog! Great snacks are essential for travel!
Happy early birthday too!
May 19th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
My wife and I plan to take the kids to the beach later this year. My daughter is 10 and my son is 7. They’ve never seen the beach. We’ll probably go to South Padre Island, since it’s the closest to where we live in West Texas.
May 20th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Not sure where my next trip will be–
Happy Birthday! Have a good one!
May 20th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
I plan to travel to the great city of Abilene Texas for memorial day week. On the way I will drive thru Post Texas, and yes Post is the birth place of Post cereal. Cereal is longer made there,Post is also the home of two live stage shows you can see whenever. I will also drive past Snyder where the great actor Powers Booth was born. I will then leave the texas highway and continue my drive on interstate 24, from the road I will see the not so small town of Sweetwater where an annual rattlesnake round up is held. Yuck ! I see flat lands,catus,cows, cotton farms, windmills ,and oil rigs all of Texas. Like a quilt there is so many different textures to Texas. I love it .As they say you can take the girl out of Texas but you can’t take Texas out of the girl/woman.