Chicago is a popular destination for some college students. Tim Burns, freshman theater major, remembers a time when he and his brother took their summer vacation time and made a road trip out of it. We were going to go to those places anyway, we figured we might as well drive and catch them all. One way to insure a safe and more efficient road trip is by planning ahead. Kevin Schmidt, senior elementary education major, used a computer software program called Tripmaker, made by Rand McNally, to plan a trip to Arizona over the summer.
Maps is also a good source of information for roadtrips.
They get it down to how far you have to go on each leg of your trip even under one mile. The Internet can also be useful to find hotels, make reservations and even get a preview of the hot spots around town. Mapquest offers similar services. Students can also travel the old fashioned way by letting the road be the traveler's guide. My brother knows maps in his head.