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Looking forward to the long weekend?

A Bank Holiday can only mean rain, traffic jams and long journeys ending up with arguments! Or at least that’s the way a lot of journeys tend to go at these times. Whether it be because of the extra 6 hours added to your journey due to a jam, getting lost due to ignoring the navigator, poor navigation, or just the vehicle you are in breaking down, these are treacherous times.

Thankfully the world of Gadgets and Gizmos has a lot of possible solutions available to ease the tension. A Nintendo DS for the kids, a Satnav to assure that navigational issues are not a problem, a portable DVD player to keep the passengers occupied, or just an MP3 player to listen to while they snooze.

However should you not be able to obtain some or all of these items there are, believe it or not, slightly less technological but equally effective solutions! Rather than a portable games system, why not just fun games you can play in the car, a few suggestions can be found here on the AA’s website, but a quick search will unearth a few more suggestions as well. If you don’t have a trusty TomTom to hand, then try using one of the online route planners provided by the likes of the RAC, and the AA. I would recommend the driver looking over these instructions and maybe rewriting them into a format that both they and the navigator will be easily able to understand.

Whatever your plans for the weekend I hope it’s sunny and as relaxing as possible for you!