Driving, packing, parenting while driving … yes, summer holidays are here to torment us. Handily, so are Guardian writers on how to negotiate them
My holiday road rage is directed inward – at my own failures and miscalculations – although I accept it will not feel like that if you are sitting next to me. Sometimes these episodes are all I remember of the trips in question: running out of petrol halfway across a suspension bridge; the satnav voice that switched to Italian midway through a journey; that hyena I nearly hit in the middle of a hailstorm.
Most kids will say yes to a treasure hunt until they reach the age when they say no to everything
Don’t take jeans – too hot in nice weather, too soggy in bad weather
This isn’t the moment to introduce your family to Ascension by John Coltrane or Scott Walker’s latter-day work
Keep it simple. Pick robust foods that can be eaten with your hands
Always have whatever you need for a day in a separate bag from your luggage, in case it gets lost
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