Hi Pad Scrappers!!! I hope you’re enjoying your summer! My family and I just traveled across the country from El Paso, Texas to South Carolina to visit our extended family. As we were driving I kept coming up with different ideas for things to document while traveling and I’m excited to share those with you today!
Packed Car
Over the years we have become very good at packing to fit our family of six in the van for these long trips across the country. I try to snap a photo of our packed car before we start out on our journey.
Rest Stops
What kind of rest stops do you take? My husband is very disciplined about stopping every two hours for a rest stop. It’s usually just a quick restroom break and gas refill. We’ve stopped at some interesting places that I like to include in our albums.
Hotels
Snap a photo of the outside and even the inside of the hotel rooms you stay in, especially if they have any interesting features.
Travel Snacks
Are there certain snacks that you family likes to have in the car? Each time we travel it seems that we load up on snacks and “fun food” to make the trip special and fun.
Road Signs
Sometimes road signs can offer their own kind of entertainment. I especially love to capture unique signs that we pass as the travel. It’s also a great idea to snap a quick photo of different state welcome signs.
Landscapes
I love seeing how the country changes from one landscape to another as we travel across it. We started out in the dry desert mountains and stopped our journey in the land of green grass and pine trees!
Tourist Spots
If you stop at any tourist spots along the way, this is a great thing to document! We stopped at the Mississippi River to take photos and try to look for other interesting places to stop.
In Car Photos
I love to capture my kids in the car as we travel. I’ve captured them all riding with their headphones on as they watch movies and listen to music. And I’ve captured them reading books and looking out the window.
Traffic Backups
We landed ourselves in a couple of big traffic backups on our first day of travel last weekend. I captured the cars lined up and waiting to move.
Weather
The different kinds of weather that you encounter along the way to your destination is another great thing to document!
If you’re doing any traveling this summer, I hope you remember to document your travels and the interesting things that you see! I’m looking forward to putting all of these in my album when we return home!
Christina W says
Great ideas – thank you! Hope you had a good visit to my home state of South Carolina!