{"id":194,"date":"2015-06-30T03:32:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T03:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/?p=194"},"modified":"2022-12-29T05:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T05:00:40","slug":"power-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/travel\/power-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"POWER VACATION!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In late May 2015, I went on a POWER VACATION! What is a POWER VACATION, you ask. Let me tell you.<\/p>\n

These are the rules of POWER VACATION!<\/p>\n

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  1. You must visit more than one state or province per day. I visited 16 states in 8 days.<\/li>\n
  2. You should have a pre-planned itinerary before departing, but you must deviate from your plans at least once.<\/li>\n
  3. Never pre-book lodging. Use your cunning and the internet to find reasonably priced, and interesting lodging along the way.<\/li>\n
  4. Take photos of the things you might never see again: roadside attractions, the sun setting over your hotel, a strange bug, the Doubletree warm-cookie van.<\/li>\n
  5. You must pump your own gas. Except in New Jersey!<\/li>\n
  6. Make massive mixtapes! Listen to an entire iPod of music. Fill a Flash thumb drive with 32GB of music, and listen to it all. <\/li>\n
  7. Talk to strangers. Treat everyone you meet as a friend, even though you might never see them again in your life.<\/li>\n
  8. Sample unique, local foods. This might mean a strange candy or confection at a truck stop grocery store.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Tips!<\/p>\n

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    1. Bring some Energy Drinks and 5 Hour Energy bottles. After driving for 9 hours in a row, you will need them. This kid has reviews of energy drinks<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. If you get sleepy while driving, pull over ASAP. Don’t put people’s lives at risk.<\/li>\n
    3. Make sure your vehicle is road-worthy. If it’s your car, get it serviced before you depart. Make sure the spare tire is inflated.<\/li>\n
    4. Make sure you have an assortment of things to listen to. Fast music for driving fast. Slow music, podcasts, and audiobooks for slow traffic.<\/li>\n
    5. Keep your car clean. Don’t let energy drink cans and gum wrappers accumulate. Throw them out along the way.<\/li>\n
    6. Stay alert to weather changes, and take precautions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      I’ll probably add to these lists, but you get the idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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