Road trips: the American ritual

Zahra Hanif - Lifestyle sub-editor

When you fly somewhere, more often than not, you’ll be crammed in between strangers after hours in an airportqueueing, security and allstuck in that little seat for hours while you try to nod off to pass the time. Driving, or being driven, is a much more liberating experience. A road trip means you have the comfort of being able to stretch your legs, being able to take a break whenever you feel, and being surrounded by your friends and family, where you can chat for hours on end without feeling awkward about the people around you.

This isn’t even to mention one of the best partsthe scenery. While on an aeroplane, you can be pretty limited for views unless you have the much sought-after window seat, while a road trip means you, and all of your fellow passengers, get to take in all of your surrounding landscape from start to end. The journey becomes just as gratifying as the destination.

While often deemed ‘the American ritual’, this is not to say that the practice of road tripping has no you take a trip, consider doing it by car for a much more freeing and memorable experience!