Thursday, 2 February 2012

Benefits Of Choosing Travel Destinations By Car

By Kelly Florentino


When a traveler plans to select travel destinations by car, a surprising array of advantages start showing up. First of all, the traveling costs suddenly drop by a healthy amount because driving is a lot cheaper than flying. Then there's also the advantage of being able to look forward to the open road and the journey, instead of dreading the experience of airports and planes.

It also happens to be a lot less harmful to the environment. This is a big advantage given all the concern over global warming. A comparison of the Co2 emissions per passenger for a plane and automobile for the same journey shows that cars are a lot less harmful.

In fact, if the vehicle happens to be a hybrid, then there's no need to think about emissions. Hybrids are fueled by clean energy sources, and the automobile will have either zero or negligible emissions. Another solution is to stick to a destination close by, so that the drive won't have a large carbon footprint.

In traveler lingo, this means any 1-tank destination. These are places which can be reached from home with only 1 tank of gas. Of course, if the journey by automobile is itself the travel experience sought, then there is no restriction on distance. For instance, it could be a drive along a coastal scenic route, or a cross-country road trip.

On one side, there is this exhilarating experience with the wind and the open road, and small towns and attractions to explore en-route. On the other side, there are long waits at airport terminals and security checks. Not to mention that the agony of the flight in a big tin-can up in the air cooped up with hundreds of other passengers is excruciating.

Even leaving aside the pleasure or agony of the journey, a trip by automobile still wins out solely on cost efficiency. A trip between any two cities is always going to be cheaper when driving instead of flying, especially if the drive can be accomplished in a day. Upon reaching travel destinations by car, there's no need to look around for local transportation and this allows for even more savings.




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