HOW do you define a long drive? Some travel books define it as a journey that requires an individual to travel a significant distance within a given period of time. It may require several hours or days to reach a specific destination or a series of destinations.

As a frequent traveler, I define any trip to places that are 400 kilometers (km) or more from Manila as a long drive. I use 400 km as a threshold because driving anywhere in the Philippines takes an average of 40 kph, and a 400-kilometer distance means driving for at least 10 hours.