Avoiding Road-Trips & Long Journey Blues

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I love travelling a lot and experiencing new places- the new sights and sounds just blow me away. But also, when travelling a lot over long distances, long journey blues are inevitable and are always bound to happen. When they do; the journey becomes boring and, both treacherous and torturous.

Company will always be fun to travel with. Travelling with a company gives you a great avenue to share stories, make jokes and have fun along the way. If you are travelling with one, be open and share your stories and travelling experiences with the rest of the people.

Take snacks with you. Snacks and drinks for the road take your mind away. They are staple of long car journeys. You will not just pass time but also avoid hunger since when you hungry; the journey tends to become long and a nightmare.

Another best way to pass time is to listen to music. Carry your favorite music gadget and ensure it is well charged and that you have the best genres of music- that you love and enjoy and can groove to. Music videos are also entertaining; so make sure you update your iPod; mp3 and the memory card on your phone and that you have the best ear/head phones with you.

Videos too are a good pass time especially if you have an iPad, galaxy tab, latest iPod or laptop. Stock up the latest series you love or those classic movies you’d love to watch once again or those you enjoy watching over and over again.

Carrying books and magazines for the long trips is always advisable. Be it by air, or road, novels and magazines take you to a fantasy world and make you forget you are travelling.

When doing self-drive; it is important to take relaxing short breaks so that you are able to allow your body to relax before continuing with the journey. Nature calls; stopping to stretch or even just lunch breaks are important and help you psychologically.

Finally, take pictures and lots of them. Carry along a camera and snap away everything that you feel is attractive ad you’d want to remember. Latest phones today have great camera apps and editing apps too; this will keep you busy.

Now, time to hit the road! Remember feel free to share with us your travelling experiences and what helps you to avoid long journey blues.

By Embukane Vincent Libosso.

THIKA’S NARROW BRIDGE

TRAVEL &LEISURE

It’s 6pm and we’re walking from Blue post Hotel in Thika town. A few meters lies a bridge that is the connection into Thika Town-way above the Chania falls.

By now; a crazy-traffic snarl-up has already began because the bridge is so narrow; vehicles need to exercise courtesy.

The bridge can only allow one round flow of cars; meaning vehicles on one side give way to the other side and vice versa.

Meanwhile; I take out my camera to catch some good shots of this narrow-bridge; proverbial of the Bible, ‘narrow is the way…”

But if you thought that was crazy; then you need to see the railway bridge in Nairobi where e it is so crazy it takes hour s to cross to the other side due to human traffic.

BLUE POST HOTEL: a sandwich of two falls…

It is a hotel that has stood for ages at the small town of Thika. Once a colonial haven; Blue Post Hotel is a great get-away for family and friends. And not just family and friends; but also for lovebirds.

It is a sure destination to strengthen your bond in a unique way: picnic; play; mingle; wine; dine and enjoy the best outdoor experience.

Sandwiched between two great falls- the Chania and Thika falls; the serene and green environment is full of birds and other animals.