Fighting off boredom on the road
We just returned from a quick trip 4 hours west. While we found things to chat about, there were plenty of long, boring stretches of roads, and not much scenery besides fields. We are traveling with...
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When our kids were little, wife used to read books during the drives. It was pretty cool, and we all kinda miss that!
Audio books. Check your local library for "Great Courses" audio books. I am still kinda stuck with using (gasp!) CDs, and the courses usually come about 8-10 CDs in a package. One trip I listened to a fascinating talk about classical music, another one was a shortened version of "The History of Everything".
I have found I prefer non-fiction over fiction... with fiction novels, I have to keep track of plot and such, which sometimes gets confusing when I have to pay attention to things like driving.
Audio books. Check your local library for "Great Courses" audio books. I am still kinda stuck with using (gasp!) CDs, and the courses usually come about 8-10 CDs in a package. One trip I listened to a fascinating talk about classical music, another one was a shortened version of "The History of Everything".
I have found I prefer non-fiction over fiction... with fiction novels, I have to keep track of plot and such, which sometimes gets confusing when I have to pay attention to things like driving.
