Product Description

Dreaming of that long trip of a lifetime? Turn your travel dream into reality - this well thought out, how-to guide will inspire action. Included in this book is step-by-step, real-life information on planning the trip you've always wanted to take - along with generous doses of humor and advice on topics such as: determining your budget and where the money will come from; how to garner the support of your friends and family; what to do with your house, cars and other lifestyle entrapments; how to pay your bills and keep track of your investments; and what electronics you should consider taking. This book give advice on: how to unravel all your current commitments so you can go; planning your route and deciding what to see along the way; and how to handle emergencies that crop up along the way. Once you have decided to 'leave it all behind', this book takes you along on an action-packed, whirlwind tour of the authors' trip - just to help you visualise what months on the road might really be like, and to offer a glimpse into how decisions and discoveries are handled.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1321798 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 276 pages

Road Trip America.com August 15, 2004
"a road trip is more a state of mind ... this new book is a masterful example of such a journey."

Midwest Book Review October, 2004
Recommended reading for anyone considering an extended road trip of their own

Jeff Gerstl, Host , Travel Hub October, 2004
This is really an incredibly neat book, especially for someone like me who wants to make the dream happen.

Customer Reviews

Our road trip dream
My husband and I have been planning a year long road trip around the USA in a motor home when we retire. We have nearly reached our departure time. The time and persistance required to realise your dream cannot be underestimated. This book has been an invaluable guide for us. It really gives some excellent pointers and ideas to the areas you need to be aware of before embarking on such a trip. For example the section on how your relationship would be able to cope when you are together 24/7,how to come to terms with leaving family etc...

The practical advise about budgeting was excellent We used the spreadsheet to carry out our budgeting and it really was helpful, although oriented to the dollar and American terminology it was easy amend to make it fit our needs (£..etc)

Overall well worth the money