I completely admit it -

this is so totally me:

"Road Block: One bad map, two short fuses

One minute you're blocks away, and the next you're making your fifth three-point turn on a road that's not on the map.

Destination: Smackdown, USA!

Sweet Shortcut: First, put your faith in the person with the map. "I don't question my wife's directions," says travel photographer David Peevers. "It cuts the -bickering that accompanies so many couples on the road." But who should play navigator first? That depends on preferences and skills, says Jamie Jensen, author of Road Trip USA. If you're good at reading maps and like it, Jensen says, do it.

What if neither of you can tell east from west? Pick up the Garmin Nüvi 260W ($350, target.com), a card-deck-size personal navigation device that gives spoken directions so you can watch where you're going.Bonus Tip: Plan driving routes on a virtual map with Google's collaborative mapping (maps.google.com/help/maps/mymaps). Pre-plot bathroom stops with thebathroomdiaries.com, which lists the good, the bad, and the really ugly loos in more than 100 countries. On a budget? Roadtrip-america.com offers a fuel costs calculator. "

Stolen, quite shamelessly, from....

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/traveling-with-your-man?page=2