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17 Travelers Share Their Most Unforgettable Road Trips

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I was road tripping alone to New Orleans for Thanksgiving and left early in the morning at 5AM. At one point, around 7AM, a rainstorm picked up really quickly and I had my cruise control on but I turned it off too late.. My car started hydroplaning, then my car spun out three times, and I landed in the ditch on the side of the higway.. Luckily there were only two other cars on the road and I managed to get out and check on my car at a gas station nearby.

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My best friend and I drove from LA to Austin in 24 hrs straight.. Delirious and tired, we were made it to West Texas, driving 100 mph trying to get to the next town with a gas station to use the restroom. A cop pulled me over for speeding and I was shaking outta my boots bc we had just bought a new bong in California. He questioned both of us, our stories matched up, gave me a ticket, and we drove the speed limit all the way to Austin.. To smoke a bowl and pass out as soon as got there.

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Last summer, my friend is feeling ‘spontaneous’. He gives this big long speech about “80s movies” and “living in the moment” and all sorts of stuff. He tries to get a bunch of people to do something with him that night. Ends up just being me and him. We pick a direction (North) and begin driving with no real destination. After some chit-chatting, my friend sees a billboard and immediately begins driving to Lake Tahoe. It was about 11:30pm when we started and Tahoe is like… 4 hours from where I live. So, 4 hours later we end up in Tahoe and gamble a bit. Both of us end up winning, ~$100 each. I didn’t sleep for 30some hours.

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.