Before you leave, allocate one person's hand luggage to be the "car bag" and make sure that it contains whatever you choose of the following:
- A good road map of your destination (local maps may not be of the scale and clarity that you need)
- A cyclists water bottle (easy to drink from on the move)
- Dried fruit or biscuits and glucose tablets
- Spare prescription glasses for the driver, if necessary
- Batteries for walkmans or playstations
- Toys, cassettes or CDs and phrase book
- Motion sickness tablets and sick bags, if necessary
- A plastic carrier bag for rubbish
While many of the above may be available locally, they may not be when you step off the plane or train, and nothing is more infuriating than numerous stops before you've had a chance to get going. Put the bag in the car, rather than in the boot, on arrival.
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A selection of country road maps are available to buy at www.stanfords.co.uk, prices start at £4.00.
Cyclists water bottles start at £2.99 at any Millets Store |
