National Lampoon’s Summer Vacation can hit close-to-home when your actually on vacation with your family. The last family vacation I took with my parents and sister was the LAST ONE EVER, they swore. I was seasick when whale-watching. My sister got poked in the eye by a spider in Salem. Someone spilled fruit punch on me in a Boston McDonalds and I refused to move until my dad went and got me a new shirt. And I guess my sister and I argued so much, my parents decided never again with us. But now that they travel with my mom’s parents more – the stories are even funnier! From my grandmother telling me how someone mistook her for 60 instead of 80 or how my grandfather swore he took a rental car home – when he actually rode in my mom’s car.
So, whether your going across country to a national park or just taking the kids up to the grandparent’s house, half the fun is getting there and who you are with. And it doesn’t matter where you’re headed; you’re going to want to be comfortable along the way. There is a lot of buzz about Volkswagen’s Routan being a great family ride, with 12v power outlets, JoyBox™ Entertainment system, UConnect® Bluetooth® system, roof rack and more.
To celebrate Volkswagen’s Routan, they want to make your summer vacation easier. To do so they are offering a prize pack to one buzz reader. All you have to do is post a comment with your favorite road trip memory. Then I’ll pick with Random.org one comment/ reader to win the VW Routan Summer road Trip survival pack.
Did a trip to Disneyland end in a comedy of errors? Did you take a wrong turn in Arizona but end up discovering a great old ghost town? The good, the bad, and the ugly, we wanna hear ‘em.
Grand Prize consists of Two No-spill cups for babies/toddlers, Travel Candyland® game, Travel Guess Who® game, Coloring book w/ color-changeable markers, One VW Electric Guitar (not pictured), Two DVDs of the latest family movies (to be selected by Sponsor) to play in the Routan minivan’s JoyBox™ Entertainment System, One Bluetooth headset to use with the Routan minivan’s UConnect® Bluetooth® system, One Battery Jumper, One Fix-A-Flat Tire inflator, One AAA® Emergency Preparedness Kit, One neck pillow (not pictured). The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $400.
MANDATORY ENTRY: Leave a comment with your most memorable road trip adventure!
Prize(s) consist(s) only of items specifically listed as part of the prize. Prizes are nontransferable and no substitution or cash equivalent is allowed, except in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of the same approximate retail value. All taxes, costs and expenses not specified herein related to the prize(s) are the sole responsibility of the Winner. If the prize is a gift card, any terms and conditions of the gift card shall apply. Give-away ends 6/22/10. This is open to the USA. Please refer to complete contest rules. The entries listed above are the ONLY entries for this contest. Winners will be notified by e-mail (if supplied in the entry or on profile page), as well as on the Winner’s Wall.
My most memorable road trip was to Disney World in florida last summer with the family. We had a blast!
ardy22 at earthlink dot net
My most memorable road trip was with my husband before we were married he was driving me from college to meet his parents!
janel_marie at yahoo dot com
Favorite road trip was years ago with my grandparents to the mountains. They took 3 of us grand kids:) We hunted gold, went to a theme park and had a great time. wish I could do it again, I treasured every minute with them.
Believe it or not I live in KC and my favorite road trip is going to St Louis for the weekend. The grandbabies love going to the arch & the zoo. Thanks so much for this offer. camsgram@kc.rr.com
My grandparents had a motor home we used to go camping in every summer. My favorite road memory is playing cards with my cousins in the back while we were on our way to the site.
All of us in a hot,sweaty camper. It was such a long trip, but being with family made it fun.
My most memorable road trip was taken with my parents. We went to Yosemite and into Oregon and Nevada.
my most memorble road trip was a trip down the east coast with my college room mates
car broke down on the way from phoenix to chicago and was stuckin demming new mexico for the week of christmas waiting for a part to come in when i was 13 years old it was a very interesting x mas
My most memorable road trip was years ago with my dad and brother through a large part of the western US and its’ many national park sites. We had many memorable moments having fun and getting on each other’s nerves.
my most memorable was my dad kicking my brother and I out of the car for fighting, and starting to leave us along the side of the road
My favorite roadtrip was riding the California coast on Route 66 with NO plan. We just went where we wanted and stopped wherever looked cool.
My most memorable road trip was to Washington D.C. in the summer with my family when I was still in high school.
My husband and I drove from Calgary to Vancouver on our honeymoon and it was amazing!
The most memorable road trip was the one I made to Denver with several sorority sister and two of the girls fought along the way. It got so bad that we had to stop the car several times to break them up from fighting.
We have not taken any road trips yet with our little one but growing up we would make a long drive to our favorite camping spot. We would each (4 kids) get road bags full of our own favorite items like travel games, books, music and other toys. It was great to see what mom and dad packed for us.
My most memorable road trip was when our parents took us to Myrtle Beach.
When I was about 7 years old we took a family road trip from Michigan to Texas to visit my cousins. Along the way we stopped at a rest stop and my father got out of the car and sat under a tree fro a short nap. Very short. Not long after he sat down to nap, he woke screaming in pain! He had fallen asleep on a fire ant hole, and little red ants ware swarming over him and biting him! He recovered, thankfully but when we ended up @ my family’s place in MARSHALL,TX, we discovered we had come just in time for the “Fire Ant Festival”
Elle
Ellesjunkmail@gmail.com
My most memorable road trip was to West Virginia.We had never seen such
big mountains and a beautiful sunrise.We were amazed by the beauty.
When my son was 4 and we went from VA to NY. It was like the movie Are We There Yet. He must have asked 250 times!
Going to mount rushmore with my husband, kids and inlaws.
Years ago we went to Oklahoma so my Dad could see his Dad. It was the first time we had met our grandpa and his wife. But it was a great road trip for all of us. We camped and fished and enjoyed life.
mightynaynay(at)cs.com