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Getting from A to B doesn't have to be a journey to boredom for kids. The presence of other passengers might restrict the kinds of games you can play, but many of the games from the Games for Cars section can be adapted for other types of journeys.

GEOGRAPHY GAMES Expand your kid's geographical knowledge by taking turns to name a capital city and its country. If this is too easy, try thinking up one for each letter of the alphabet.

WOULD YOU? Read up about the country you're visiting and prepare some questions that will challenge your kids' cultural ideas. Try concepts like 'In Sri Lanka they wash elephants in a river after a long day's work. Would you?' or 'In Chile they eat chupe de cóngrio (conger eel soup). Would you?' This a fantastic way to introduce your kids to different customs, languages and foods before arriving in a country to reduce culture shock. Use a Lonely Planet guidebook to research a country.

MAPS Get kids to trace out the journey on world, country or local maps. Some tourist information centres offer free maps, which can be coloured in or cut up.