With the holidays coming up, there’s an excitement in the air. Whether it’s from the over-playing of Christmas music under the false assumption that everyone likes hearing that, or the decorations haphazardly thrust on all surfaces, it’s impossible to avoid knowing that Christmas is coming. Then thoughts meander toward loved ones, and fun traditions, and then the painful recollection that in order to enjoy the family holidays, you actually have to travel a great distance to get in the same with the ones you love. Holiday travel can be the most stressful part of the holiday (or second to dealing with mom), but it doesn’t have to be. There are ways of avoiding some of the holiday stresses.

Alternate Travel Days

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The best thing you can do is give yourself some flexibility with when you leave and return. If you’re going to try to fly on December 24 or drive on December 26, you are in for a nightmare. The best thing to do is to take some days off of work and leave early and come back later. Not only do you get to maximize the time away, but you don’t have to worry about wasting time on the turnpike or behind 1,000 people taking off their shoes at the airport security lines. Also, you’ll save money on flights if you’re flying, and even on gas if you’re driving because you won’t have to be in bumper to bumper traffic.

Rent a Car

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One thing that causes stress is the worry that your car will break down on your way through the maze of turnpikes and side roads and you’ll have to call AAA or a loved one to come get you and then the whole holiday will be ruined. So in order to avoid that, and also have some fun, it is an interesting idea to rent a car, one that maybe you wouldn’t otherwise drive (like a Dodge Challenger), and have a fun time on that commute. It’s not as expensive as you might think, check it out here: www.avonrents.com. Not only will a cool car make it so traffic is almost cherished because it allows you more time behind the wheel of your ride, but it will mean you don’t have to worry about putting those needless miles on your whip. See what options you have online at https://www.avonrents.com.

Carpool

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Depending on where you live and where you’re going, you might be able to find others to travel with. That will reduce the cost of your trip since you’ll all be sharing in on the gas expense, but can make the ride more enjoyable since you’ll have others to converse with. Even if you add an extra hour on the trip to drop people off, the ride itself will be all the more fun and who knows, you may make some lifelong friends out of the occasion. And then if the same group drives back to your real life, you’ll have the fun of seeing the same folks on the other side, and you can talk about the fun things you all did in the days between the trips.