Remedies for Motion Sickness during road trips for both adults and kids

Travel & Adventure, has come to become the most influential experiences of the community in the past few years. Who does not want to go on a vacation or get into a well planned holiday with family and friends?

Taking advantage of the same, our markets are cluttered with too many start-ups & fully grown ventures offering all kinds of customized and tailored holiday packages. The Experiential industry has come to rule our minds and hearts by taking the combination of tourism and hospitality industry to great heights.

However, one constant complain I do hear about from many such experiences of people is how sometimes a few red flags get ignored when promoting some destinations and unexplored zones. Some pros and cons which goes missing or gets subdued, while showcasing the glamour of these places or packages score as red flags. A few of these red flags are -

1. Climate changes or temperature patterns
2. Altitude and oxygen levels
3. Sudden path trajectories/ changes in routes
4. Survival instincts to behold
5. Clothing and Footwear
6. Limit on Luggage & Trek backpacks
7. Flexible to food localization

All we need is a beautiful experience, a great time with our family and enjoy the ME time.

And for this to happen we need to do two things -

One, get everything crystal clear with Travel planners.

Two, Be a Scout! Research well! Be strong-willed! You are then ready for anything which comes your way!

Infact I would say it's always cool to have surprises comes your way. And that's how you have fun exploring new things and places with your loved ones.

Just that let's be as ready as possible for any undeserving surprises!

I thought today, writing about "Road Travel Remedies for Kids and Adults with Motion Sickness".

This comes from my own experience with myself and my son over the past few years.

I am going to divide these into three parts, starting with preventive, On-the-Spot and lastly the post travel cures and remedies.

Please note that I am not going to tell you to take some medicine or swallow a pill, but, just use some healthy, logical, ethnic or localized ways to get your children and you to get over motion sickness.

1. Preventive Steps

The most common saying is and will always be "Prevention is better than cure".

1a. A good night sleep always gives the essential stamina, energy boost and relaxation to start a great journey.

1b. A glass of Ginger Lemongrass Fizz an hour before leaving on your trip. Both the ingredients are antioxidants and anti irritants and will take care of digestion and protect you from throat or lung infection. For recipe refer: https://casaveneracion.com/ginger-lemongrass-fizz/

1c. A set of breathing exercises, yoga or stretching will aid in bringing in the required relaxation to the body to travel sitting for the road trip.

2. On-the-Spot Survival Kit

2a. Salt is your friend when you are passing through several terrains. It helps you balance out the changes in air pressure and hormonal changes due to high excitement levels.

A bit of chips is fine during travel and if you just want to avoid it, Baked cheeselings or crackers  are also great. Avoid peanuts because it sometimes affects digestion.

2b. Some knacks for managing your body temperature and keeping your stomach PH levels at comfort are taking the Lemon along for rescue and keep smelling it on your way. Also, Chew and Lick away Peppermint, Tamarind candy or some Vitamin C gummies.

2c.The secret of a great road trip lies in unwinding, rewinding and throwing all your worries out of the window and get into that envious power nap you were dreaming of one regular working day. Give yourself the respect you deserve.

3. Post - Travel Essentials

3a. The first thing to do after you have winded your trip is go for a relaxing bath. Do drop a few Dettol to get away with all the dust and bad bacteria. Do carry any anti-fungal ointment and dusting powder for getting you all pepped up for further exploration.

3b. The Classic Vanilla ice cream is a blessing after you have ended your road trip. Have a good big scoop after your lunch or dinner. Vanilla has anesthetic properties and helps to solve any body pain or nauseating tendency you may be having. Also, the aroma of Vanilla gives a sense of pleasure and happy thoughts.

3c. Keep sensory engagement to the minimum after the trip because your body is just coping with the travel it had taken. So take a leisure walk after your food and then have a good nap to complete the loop.

Have an enthralling road trip !!!