Sometimes when some people talk about road trips, they make it sound like it is the most exciting thing in the world, like Just you, a car, music playing in the background, and the open road stretching from one end of the country to the other, hmm honestly, it does sounds nice in theory, buut when I think about doing a solo road trip across my country right now, I just feel conflicted and I will say… hmm, maybe not.
Okay let me even start like this, in the present situation in my country, deciding to just get into a car and drive across the country alone is not the easiest decision to make, there are many things to think about before even starting this kind of journey, however, if you asked me to take flights across the country instead, omoooo... I would probably agree faster, flying from one state to another feels alot easier and a lot less stressful.
But if we are talking about doing it by car, then there are both advantages and disadvantages....
The first problem for me personally is my motion sickness, i have always struggled with that, anytime I sit in a car for too long, i start feeling dizzy, my head begins to spin too ,and before long I start wishing the journey would just end already, so now imagine sitting in a car for hours and hours, maybe even an entire day or more, just travelling from state to another state, I can already picture myself holding my head and saying, please, can we stop somewhere?
And that alone already makes the idea of a long road trip very scary for me.
Another thing that worries me is the security situation on some roads,annyone who lives here understands this concern, when people travel long distances by road, they usually think about safety, some roads are known to be risky, especially when you travelling alone,If I were travelling with other people, it might feel a little better but doing a solo road trip as just one person in a car..... that would definitely make me think twice.
Then there is the distance itself, nigeria is not a small country where you can just drive for a few hours and say you have crossed it, travelling from one end to the other would take a lot of time, sitting alone in a car for that long could easily become boring, even if I had music playing, snacks in the car, and maybe some podcasts to listen to, there is only so much one person can do before the journey starts to feel endless.
At some point I would probably look around and say to myself, “Why didn’t I just take a flight? You get?
But see to be fair, there are also some fun sides to the whole idea.
One big advantageof this trip, is the experience itself, just inagine being able to tell people that you have travelled across your country by road and have seen many states along the way, seriously that would be something really special, you would see different towns, landscapes, cultures, and maybe even try different foods from different places, there is something beautiful about discovering your country like that.
You might stop in a small town for food, meet new people, take pictures, and create memories along the way, those are the kinds of stories that people tell years later and still smile about.
So is a solo road trip across my country possible? maybe yes it is, but would I personally choose to do it right now? honestly… I would probably choose the flight instead.
Still, the idea of travelling across many states and exploring different parts of my country is something I would love to do someday, maybe not alone in a car for hours and hours… but somehow, someday, I would definitely like to see more of this beautiful country, someday...
