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This summer we spent many, many hours in the car together as a family traveling to several family vacations. Our latest road trip, and last one of the summer (sad face) ended just a couple days ago. While I had several hours to think about life in general, I got to thinking about how I could help make the most out of these summer road trips and came up with a few tips to share.
5 Tips to Maximize Your Summer Road Trip
The tips below are going to help you make your summer road trip amazing! Take time to enjoy all of the little moments and create new memories with your family this year by using our top tips!
Capture the Memories
On a last minute stop to Walmart before leaving on our trip we decided to upgraded our Walmart Family Mobile plan to the $49.88 PLUS plan powered by T-Mobile. (Disclaimer: All prices for phones and plans included in this post are accurate as of the date of posting; however, these prices are subject to change. Please refer to this page or your local Walmart for current pricing). Bonus, customers on this plan will receive a free VUDU◊ movie rental credit valued at $7.00 each time they renew their service. With this upgrade we also bought a new cell phone, the LG L59 Grace which we gave to our daughter. With no contract, no activation fees and no late fees, this was the perfect cell phone situation for us.
Pictures with cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents are so special. I hope that these times together are creating lasting memories for my kids, and tons of pictures will help them remember as the years pass.
Stay in Contact
My daughter was really excited to be able to text her grandparents updates as we traveled. She loved staying in contact with everyone as they traveled and felt very connected to the family. With the $49.88 PLUS plan she gets unlimited talk, text & data including up to 15GB of 4G LTE† data, then 2G*. She also got awesome coverage on T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G LTE† network while we were in a very rural area. Now she can text everyone until her fingers are sore, where ever we are.
I feel like when I was young it was up to my parents to keep me feeling connected to the family because I didn’t have any way to stay in contact. Now my daughter can text and call our family on her own. She can very much feel apart of the family by her own actions.
Plentiful Entertainment
Never Get Lost
Relax
Finally, this is vacation so relax! It’s hard to relax on the driving part of a road trip but once you get to your destination, it’s time to unwind and have fun. Let your normal worries go and have fun with your family. My family is really into games so there was a lot of playing together and laughing together. My favorite kind of relaxing is doing so with my loved ones.
We really benefitted from having the $49.88 PLUS Plan from Walmart Family Mobile, powered by T-Mobile on this latest trip. I’m really happy that this plan is out there and available, especially for my daughter and her beginning experiences with a cell phone.
What are your road trip tips? How do you make the most of your time driving between destinations?
*Please always refer to the latest terms and conditions at myfamilymobile.com.
†To get 4G LTE speed, you must have a 4G LTE capable device and 4G LTE SIM Card. Actual availability, coverage and speed may vary. LTE is a trademark of ETSI.
◊Limited time offer. Available for lines active with the PLUS $49.88 plan only. VUDU enabled device and account required for digital viewing. Customers must be 18 years or older to open a VUDU account. Movie rental only available in the USA. Free movie rental provided in the form of a movie rental code to the value of a $7.00 VUDU credit. Movie rental code allows for selection from available movies for rent. May not be readily redeemable on all new releases. Code will be delivered within up to 24 hours of the effective account renewal date. Must be used within 30 days of receiving code. Offer is non-transferable. Limit 1 per customer. Additional terms and conditions on VUDU’s website: http://www.vudu.com/
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says
When we visit new places, where we have to travel to and through states, we’ve never been, my girls always take a photo with the state welcome signs! It’s such a fun little (and free) thing that you can do while on road trips. It’s great that your daughter can stay connected with her family using her own phone. My daughter is almost 12, and she only has an old phone of ours that is only available to use for wifi. But she loves being able to Facebook Message them all!
Censie Sawyer says
We love road trips with the kids. We have gone on two this summer and have another planned this weekend! Great way to spend some time with the family during the summer. I love Walmart Family Mobile it is perfect on a budget.
Kimberly @ B says
Entertainment and not getting lost are key on our vacations. Relaxing is something we try to do. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t. Lol!
Melanie says
We only have one more road trip before school starts back. I am looking forward to it, even if we are taking 7 kids with us! What can I say, we are brave! lol
Stephanie says
That’s great that your daughter is enjoying her phone and able to stay in contact with family! Hope the family reunion was fun! #client
Paula schuck says
I wish we had better plans and better data options in Canada. We don’t have many options really and we are always over on data. Kind of sucks here that way. I would definitely use this service.
Lisa Favre says
Sometimes I wish I could relax more. Even when we’re on vacation, I’m too busy planning our next step and I never get to enjoy much. Love how you mention to just relax and take it easy! Super important with family trips.
Jacqui S says
These are great tips! I’ve got a 13-hour trip coming up this month to Tennessee for the Solar Eclipse. I’ll have teens in the car, so I know they’ll be on their phones the whole time lol. And when one is driving, I’ll be on mine! Thanks for sharing!
Lauren says
Without kids right now, we typically fly, but I”ll definitely hang on to these trips for our next road trip! We definitely use a bunch of data on our trips. Do you have any tips for saving on data while traveling?
Ali Rost says
I have such fond memories of road trips with the kids when they were younger. That was back before everyone was connected with their cell phones, although with my grandchildren, it’s a far different story. If we’re in the car, they’re online playing a game or listening to a story. In fact, my daughter uses Walmart’s Family Mobile and has been really happy with it. x
Tina Butler says
I love road trips, especially with my kids. They are older now and say they hate it, but I think they secretly love it, because they have such fun once we get away and get going. You pointed out some great tips and it’s never easy traveling with kids, so keeping them busy and stopping along the way helps. Plus entertainment. We couldn’t afford a trip this summer as funds were tight, but I really missed not having a summer trip.
Crystal VanTassel-Lopez says
You are so right… capture the memories. This is just a season and before we know it these kiddos will be grown. Take lots of pictures!!
Kath Mendez says
Road trips are the best most especially when you are with your loved ones. Thank you for sharing your adventure. Anyway, I’m just curious do you often get travel insurance? Would love to hear our insight
The Educational Tourist says
Summer vacation means road trip, right? With two kids I”m always on the lookout for fun road trip activities. Favorites are art projects and learning activities. Books on tape are BIG, too!
Jennifer Berkey says
My family loves to go outdoor and any forms of road adventure. I like the idea of capturing our road trips. It’s ecstatic! Thanks a lot for putting up this page.
Donna C, says
Road trips have become our new norm. I try to plan ahead to see what attractions are open but always remain flexible. Sometimes the best experiences are those found by accident
Alto Build says
These are some outstanding tips! I think we must make sure we get everything done, and find inspiration for your trip. check your schedule, fuel prices, parking, gas prices, road conditions and all.
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