5 Things that will make Road Trips more Fun

August 22, 20222 mins

There is no dearth of options to choose from when you decide to go on a road trip in India. Be it road tripping in God’s Own Country aka Kerala or doing the famous Spiti Road Trip Circuit or the Manali-Leh road, there is an adventure waiting for you once you step out.

As taking a road trip, literally means to step out of your comfort zone and travel into unchartered terrains, there is plenty that can go wrong, however, if you take check out the 5 Things listed below and take the required actions, your Road Trip experience is going to be a far better one and a more enjoyable one.

On the way to Kunzum La Pass | Spiti Valley

Get your vehicle properly serviced

First and foremost, get your vehicle properly serviced before you start your road trip, and keep spare parts on you. As there will be chances that, you might not be able to get your spares, at the destination where you are headed, if your vehicle breaks down due to any reason.

Also, keep a copy of your Driving Licence and all the vehicle related documents like RC, Insurance, PUC etc handy, as you never know where you might need to show it.

Pack Smartly

This goes without saying that you need to pack smartly before heading for a road trip.
The benefit of having your luggage with you in your vehicle gives you easy access, so you don't need to have a lot of things in hand. Things like toiletries, electronics, medicines and First Aid Kit should be easily accessible, so should be packed at the top.
Also, keep in mind the kind of weather you are going to face, and pack accordingly.

The key to packing light and smart is - >First lay all that you want to pack, in front of you, on a flat surface.

Now pack half of what you had kept, and you’re good to go.

Road Tripping in Lahul District

Get the BPCL SBI Card OCTANE

Make your Road Trips more rewarding by getting hold of the BPCL SBI Card OCTANE, a co-branded SBI Credit Card in partnership with Bharat Petroleum. Not only do you get a welcome bonus of 6000 reward points on payment of annual fees, you also get 25 Reward Points for every INR 100 spent on filling petrol at BPCL Pumps and on Bharat Gas (Website and app only). And guess what, you can redeem these reward points at select BPCL outlets for free fuel 😎

You can also get a fee waiver for next year on annual spends of INR 2 Lakhs.

That's not all, the BPCL SBI Card OCTANE comes with a plethora of benefits such as -

• 10 Reward Points on every INR 100 spent at Dining, Departmental Stores, Grocery & Movies
• 1% fuel surcharge waiver across all BPCL petrol pumps in India, on transactions up to INR 4,000
• 4 complimentary visits per calendar year to Domestic VISA lounges in India. (Max 1 per quarter)
• E-Gift Vouchers worth Rs 2,000 from Aditya Birla Fashion Or Yatra Or Urban Ladder Or Hush Puppies or Bata on annual spends of INR 3 Lakhs.
• Fraud Liability cover of INR 1 Lakh.

Save Songs Offline

Once you've got your vehicle serviced, done with the packing, and have kept the BPCL SBI Card OCTANE on you, it's important to take care of the next thing - MUSIC
A good playlist makes the road trip even more enjoyable, and yes, you can always play your music online, but when you are on the road, there will be patches where there’s no data connectivity.
And when the music goes off abruptly during a road trip, it does spoil the mood a little.
So to be on the safer side, save your playlist offline with your favorite songs, and you’ll never run out of music. 

Pack plenty of Snacks to munch on

Last but not the least, it's quintessential to pack plenty of dry snacks and liquids for a road trip. They can be a mix of homemade snacks and ready to eat snacks off the shelves like chips or biscuits or cakes or dry fruits or even fresh fruits.
We all know, what happens when one stays hungry 😜
To avoid that, munching on such snacks and hydrating yourself with water, juices or soft drinks every now and then during a road trip keeps the energy level high, and makes the road trip even more fun.

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