We drove to California when I was young. There, we took the old roads. That was exciting.
Coming home, we took the new roads. Very boring.
No kidding.
I feel so blessed that I was able to do the bulk of my road trips in the Sixties and Seventies when life on the road was much more relaxed and way more of an adventure.All the little towns with their unique flavors and each bend in the road bringing on a new mystery.
AND,on top of that,gas was 30 cents a gallon,a motel was six or seven dollars and many campgrounds were absolutely free.