Useful web sites for planning your family road trip
Associations
Activities for Kids
Fuel
Home Security
Product Reviews
Trip Planners
Vehicles
Associations
Canadian Automobile Association (CAA)
Activities for Kids
Family Education - Although electronic diversions reign supreme in my tool box of car activities, this site will please old school parents looking for alternatives to video games and non-stop movies.
Boardgames.com - This website sells a wide selection of travel games. Although you can buy most of these items at your local games and toys store, this offers some great ideas to get you started.
Fuel
Fuel Cost Calculator
Gas Buddy - find gas prices anywhere across North America
Home Security
Product Reviews
ORS Racks Direct offers information on all sorts of roof racks
Canadian Driver provides product reviews on all things automobile
Trip Planners
Trip Base – A cool road tripping planner tool that lets you enter your starting city, and number of hours you’re willing to drive, then presto… a bevy of options for travelling families.
Better Dollar – Plan on shopping on the other side of the border? This site lists the limits to your shopping desire.
Cross Border Shopping – A calculator to help you figure how much you’ll save from shopping in the US (and how broke you’ll be when you return home.)
Canada Border Services – Offers wait times if crossing the border.
Vehicles
Mobile Exhibits Barrett Design Works builds really cool 18 wheelers and goose-neck trailers according to use for mobile exhibits. The ability to implement the clients ideas and objectives, complimented by their expertise in form and functionality makes them 2nd to none.
Driving.ca – lists top ten most fuel efficient family cars
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