Jennifer here–
My family and I will be taking our first ever road trip this summer to spend a week in Florida. I am extremely excited and cannot wait to hit the highway! I am one of those types of travelers that would rather drive than fly because I love the scenery. This trip however, we are going to have a little bit of help with navigation — thanks to TOM TOM!
“While we can’t stop children from getting bored, we can make sure family journeys are the best they can be,” say Corinne Vigreux, managing director of TomTom’s Consumer Business Unit. “From avoiding endless hours spent in traffic jams, to finding the best places to stop en route, TomTom is an ideal travel companion for a family road trip.”
About TOMTOM:
TomTom aims to make family journeys better by reducing the time spend in traffic and by offering driver-friendly content and services to help families make the most of their time together. TomTom HD Traffic helps drivers reach their destination faster, and TomTom’s LIVE services and travel apps, available on the GO LIVE 1535M and GO LIVE 2535M devices, help families find and navigate to recommended places such as restaurants and play areas along the way.
Some of my favorite features:
When we opened the TomTom box, my husband’s eyes gleamed. He is a total sucker for tech gadgets like GPS systems, etc. Needless to say he has been playing with it non-stop since I gave it to him.
His favorite features on the GPS are:
- Live Traffic Updates
- Voice activation (this is his favorite feature of all. He simply sets it to voice activate and can speak to it where he wants to go and it tells hims his destination and how long it will take to reach that destination.
- Map Updates
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My favorite part is checking out the different scenery.
getting to stop for food at different roadside places
the chance for the kids to see new places
I love seeing how all the states are different as you’re passing through them
I’m usually in the passenger seat. I enjoy reading books on the road and long stretches of trees.
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Watching my kids have fun and see new things.
I like stopping at all the different place’s while on a long road trip.
Being with the family at the beach, amusement park, etc.
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My favorite part of family road trips is arriving at each new destination and exploring with the kids. Oh, and the snacks!
I love the drive there & back. We chat. We listen to audio books. We enjoy the scenery. It’s just as much fun to get to the destination.
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Always the destination!
love the tom tom, make a family vacation much more relaxing and gives you time to look out the window and not at a map every 3 seconds.
Like that this has the life time map & traffic up dates.
My fav part is the little pit stops we take to stretch,catch a bite to eat and take a breather
My favorite part is just being together with my family
My favorite part of the road trip is seeing new places
Just being able to get away and see something new for a change is nice.
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I like trying new restaurants along the way.
love checking out the hotels and resorts
i love singing songs!
When my daughter notices changes in scenery, funny signs or unique things and comments.
My favorite part is arriving!
Watching my children be amazed by things we’ve never seen before. Thanks!
I love playing travel games together as a family!
being together on a little adventure!
I love the part when the kids take a nap and stop asking “when are we going to be there?”
Snacks and eating the junk food
What is your favorite part of a family road trip?
My favorite part of a family road trip is seeing new places and things along the way.
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Listening to the kids chatter in the backseat. (Least favorite part? listening to them argue. hehe)
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I love to sing songs in the car – it reminds me of my childhood.
Eating at different restaurants and swimming in hotel pools!
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My fave part is singing silly songs along the way and making up lyrics with my kids. Thanks.
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the conversations you start
I love driving with the windows down and the music blaring!!!
My favorite part is the new scenery we get to see.
My favorite part of a family road trip is watching the building anticipation and anxious looks on the boys face as we get closer to our destination.
I just like getting away from time to time, I do like camping.
being together as a family and making up silly games along the way
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Favorite part is finding new places to hike together. Just being together away from schedules and life-noises. I love the quiet (or not so quiet) togetherness!
My favorite part of family trips is seeing things we don’t see that often – horses, cows, sheep, etc. on the rolling hills, seeing and smelling the ocean, discovering a Sonic has opened in our part of the state!
I love when we leave and everyone is having fun and excited to get started on our trip!
sharing time together
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Favorite part is coming home LOL I hate traveling.
I love seeing the sights along the way!
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all the bright details where everything in that area is located
spending more time with my family
My favorite part is the arrival!
Getting to our destination! (I think the kids would agree!)
i love playing the alphabet game!
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I like seeing the sights with my son.
The destination is my favorite part!
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The sights along the way
All the experiences that happen along the way… The new sites, cities, activities, all that fun & excited stuff!!!
PLaying the I-spy game in the car!
My fave part is just the together family time we get to spend uninterruped! And stopping places to make memories!
I love staying in a hotel with my family~kids love it!
The best part of a road trip is family singing.
Being able to take the kids swimming at the different places that we stay at is always nice.
Being able to check things off of my life list.
It’s being able to experience new places with my family, it’s different than traveling with friends and I like it.
My favorite part is sharing new places with my kids and having fun as a family.
My favorite part of a road trip is trying the different cuisines and local restaurants as we travel.
I love having fun with my boys and singing together in the car.
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Everyone being together!
On my days off from work, I like just getting away somewhere for a couple of days.
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Arriving!
Also, seeing the unique landmarks/shops/restaurants along the way.
Love the alphabet game and talks on the trip.
I enjoy getting to stop at random places and make some memories
the silly stories that are remembered years later..about what went wrong…not at the time
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My favorite part is the scenery and seeing new places! Love to just look around and drive~!
I like seeing the sites with my children.
The snacks! I let my kids eat some junk food they never eat at home
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favorite part of family road trip is chatting together and getting to know more of my family ..each and every minute.. its like building a relationship .. making it work and making it strong.
the yummy fating fast food and pit stops
no spending time with the family of course
We like stopping at all the nice way side’s during a trip.
Getting to our destination:) That’s the truth when you have a 3 year old and a 1 year old!!!
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My favorite part of a family road trip is when we get to the destination!
Eating at different dives along the way
playing the license plate game
SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS
Playing road games with the kids
seeing the sights and being together;)
I like the fact that we’re getting away form home for a few days.
my favorite part about the road trip is that we get to go to new places we might never have gone too.
Trying new food on the trip and listening to the excitement in my kids voice.
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The sites! Love looking at all the diff landscapes and everything
Plus bing with my family 
My favorite part is when we get to where we are going!
Planning the trip is fun~
We love singing in the car
Stopping to eat someplace.
Seeing new places, exploring
seeing all the thing from the side of the road.