Here are some tips for the travel with car---

* Decide do your kids do better in the early morning or evening hours for traveling? Which ever it is plan your travel to match, for this editor our kids don't travel well in the morning they do much better if we leave after 2:00pm and travel into the evening.
* Stock your car with:
o Favorite pre-bagged snacks for everyone even parents.
o A cooler with lots of water and favorite drinks.
o Colored pencils, crayons, a few coloring books, sticker books, travel games, travel journal for older kids
* Take along Gameboys & games, personal CD/cassette players (even for little kids), and you can get books on tape from the library.
* Do consider a portable DVD player, this makes 5 or 6 hour a day seem like 2 hours. It also cuts a lot of the unnecessary stops as the kids are involved in the movie playing.
* Here's a great packing tip form a mom of 3. To avoid the difficulty of hauling in a suitcase for every person into a hotel for the 1 night stops. Pack a 3 day bag into which each person contributes 3 days worth of clothes. This way you take one suitcase of clothes in every three days.
* Do pack a lightweight table cloth for outdoor lunch stops along the way.
* Do get postcards from every major destination along the way.

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Pace: try to allow enough time for rest stops. Two hours of car time, then a break, makes a good pattern, with young children. "Rush"is the four-letter word of Travel With Kids!
Pack: a special backpack or bag for each child, with crayons, books, toys, activity sets, stickers, handheld games-- including some new wrapped surprises for little kids. (But don't give out all the loot at once!)
Pint-sized board-games: can be a sound investment. Our favorites are Clue, Sorry, and Trouble. And a tray-- or "travel desk" suspended from the back of the front seat-- is handy, for any activity.
Pack: lots of snacks, such as fruit leathers, crackers, juice packs, treats; a small cooler, or insulated bag, for cold drinks; plastic cups; bandaids, a dishtowel; frisbee and ball for rest-stops; and baby-wipes no matter how old your kids are.
Play: stories on audiobooks: they make the miles fly by. Play a story for the whole family on the car stereo system; or bring individual players for your kids. Visit your local library to stock up on stories, or use one of several download services.
Playrooms: Burger King and MacDonalds have great playrooms on major highways. Let the kids burn off energy while you order their food "to go" to eat later in the car.
Playgrounds: every school and most parks have them! Little limbs need to shake, rattle, and roll.

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Many people prefer to drive their own vehicle while on holiday rather than fly. Driving to Europe can be especially nice. It’s a great way to get to know a foreign place that you may not see so clearly if you were to fly. Of course, those that are new to driving in Europe would be wise to learn a little about it first. It can be quite different than driving in your home country. There are a few things that you need to be aware of if you plan to take your own car to Europe.

Be selective regarding the time of year that you plan to go to Europe. Certain seasons are much better for driving than others. The spring and the fall is the best time to drive through Europe. Other seasons such as winter are very busy there due to holidays like Christmas. It can be extremely frustrating to drive at that time of year.

Certain European cities are much harder to drive in than others. The very busy ones like London and Paris will be more likely to cause a headache for foreign drivers than smaller towns and cities like the ones found in Sweden or Denmark. Consider the population of the city you plan to be visiting before you drive there if that is something that concerns you.

If you come from a place that drives on the right hand side of the road, then you need to remember that many European countries drive on the left side. This can take some getting used to, especially because of things like steering wheel placement.

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Traveling from city to city can take its toll on airline employees. It's because of these dedicated men and women that we can enjoy the comfort and safety of airline travel. Triangle Rent A Car appreciates them too. If you're an airline employee with a lengthy layover in the Southeast consider coming to Triangle Rent A Car to rent a vehicle and enjoy some sightseeing, shopping, or some good old fashioned exploration. We're here to provide you with great rental car service during your layover. You take care of us in the air, let us take care of you on the ground.

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* Decide do your kids do better in the early morning or evening hours for traveling? Which ever it is plan your travel to match, for this editor our kids don't travel well in the morning they do much better if we leave after 2:00pm and travel into the evening.
* Stock your car with:
o Favorite pre-bagged snacks for everyone even parents.
o A cooler with lots of water and favorite drinks.
o Colored pencils, crayons, a few coloring books, sticker books, travel games, travel journal for older kids
* Take along Gameboys & games, personal CD/cassette players (even for little kids), and you can get books on tape from the library.
* Do consider a portable DVD player, this makes 5 or 6 hour a day seem like 2 hours. It also cuts a lot of the unnecessary stops as the kids are involved in the movie playing.
* Here's a great packing tip form a mom of 3. To avoid the difficulty of hauling in a suitcase for every person into a hotel for the 1 night stops. Pack a 3 day bag into which each person contributes 3 days worth of clothes. This way you take one suitcase of clothes in every three days.
* Do pack a lightweight table cloth for outdoor lunch stops along the way.
* Do get postcards from every major destination along the way.

Thanks