My brother and I are veteran road trippers. From elementary school on, we
were routinely packed into our family’s minivan and motored off to destinations
near (the North Shore) and far (Yosemite National Park, for one). Over the course of our travels, the weeks leading up to the trip packed their own kind of excitement: picking out a book for the road, selecting a bag of treats from the grocery store and narrowing down the DVDs we’d watch on
the portable player—Scooby-Doo being the reigning champ. I thought a lot about these family trips when I spoke with Katie and Ben Zweber, the pair behind the Two Wandering Soles travel blog. Some of the wisdom (pack snacks and find a novel source of entertainment for the trip) rang true from personal experience. Other tips (being mindful about breaks and avoiding day-of-travel stress) are being tucked away for future use. Although these might pertain predominantly to traveling with younger kids in tow, I think the takeaways can be just as useful to adults. This spring wil
