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means A journey taken by car over a long distance, usually for pleasure, where the travel itself is part of the point.
from A plain compound of "road" and "trip," both ancient English workhorses: "road" comes from Old English "rad," meaning a riding or a journey on horseback (a cousin of "raid" and "ride"), while "trip" began as a word for a light, nimble step before stretching to mean a short excursion. The pairing as we know it is distinctly American and rose with the automobile and the open highway in the 20th century — there's no road trip without a road worth driving and a car to do it in.
- Route 66
- Decommissioned in 1985, yet still endlessly mythologized
- Average detour
- Most are unplanned and become the best memories
- Gas station math
- Snacks always cost more than the fuel
- Backseat amnesia
- Nobody remembers agreeing to this destination
route 66 — 2,448-mile highway from chicago to los angeles, iconic american road trip since 1926
panamericana highway — 48,000 km highway system spanning from alaska to argentina, world's longest road trip
great ocean road australia — 243 km coastal drive in victoria, australia featuring the twelve apostles limestone formations