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Destination Unknown
IT'S A WEEKEND morning - road trip day. You have
four envelopes, delivered in the mail a few days earlier,
with instructions not to open them until you're ready
to head off.
You have, at this point, the barest idea of where
you're heading, what to pack and when you should
leave. Most other aspects of your trip - the destination,
the route - remain a mystery, four surprises in
four envelopes. Until you crack the seal on envelope
number one, punch in the address and hit the road.
In a time when vacations are often obsessively
planned and scheduled, Jessica Off is gambling
on surprise and spontaneity. Guess Where Trips
(www.guesswheretrips.com), a 'surprise travel' business
she started last July, seemed perfectly timed
to satisfy itchy travellers who found themselves
grounded all summer.
When flying was out of the question and even
interprovincial travel triggered a host of quarantine
requirements, Guess Where Trips leaned into surprise
road trips - affordable day-long vacation schedules
The surprise travel sector has
been a bright spot for an industry
battered by the pandemic. And
by keeping things simple and local,
Jessica Off has carved herself a
tidy little niche by KIERAN DELAMONT
that were self-guided and required no pre-booking.
" I started this as a bit of a side project, and at first it
was surprise overnight getaways, " recalls Off. " Then it
was scavenger hunts; there were some logistical issues
with that. "
How about one-day surprise trips? she thought.
" I'm going to source the best stops, create road trip
themes and just make a road trip that everyone will
like and will encourage travellers to explore their own
backyard. "
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