Planning a Cross-Country Road Trip on a Budget

As much as we love Jack Kerouac, his depiction of traveling across the U.S.A. in “On The Road,” is more capricious than realistic.

In June 2015 I was about to graduate from UC Davis. I had a little bit of pocket money saved up, plus an online job that I could do from anywhere with Wifi. Wanderlust had always made a home deep inside of me, and as I approached the end of the spring term, I decided there may never be a better time for me to hit the road and experience the country I belong to.

Planning a 50 day long adventure was no easy task, though. It required hours upon hours of research, correspondence and compromise (due to a tight budget).

Here, I intend to share with you the valuable things I learned, and the steps it takes to prepare such an endeavor.

Steps

1. Pick Your Pals
2. Plan Your Route
3. Assess Your Budget
4. Find Your Lodging
5. Prep Your Vehicle

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