Road trip: More families set to hit highways this year Posted on March 29th
Mary Dulik is heeding the siren call of the road this spring, remembering the annual odysseys to Florida her family used to make in borrowed station wagons and camper vans during her 1970s childhood.
John Denver tunes blared on the radio, sleeping children sprawled where they liked and mechanical breakdowns were greeted with a shrug by her Orland Park parents and their brood of five.
Even the worst of those experiences now seem tinged with fun as she and husband Dan map out their first motor adventure with their two young daughters. They’re among the millions of Americans planning to hit the highways this year as long-range drives come back into vogue.
It’s a resurgence fed by cheaper gas, childhood memories and a general reluctance to splurge by people who are fearful for their jobs, travel analysts said.
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