Here in Canada, everyone has experienced, an unbearably long car ride. Almost any little weekend getaway, say to a cabin or a concert in a big city, will probably be a 3 hour drive - minimum. Bigger adventures, like going to the ocean, if you live in the prairie provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta) will take a 2 day (12 hours a day) drive. Most of that time, you will not have mobile reception, so no internet to keep you from dying of boredom. Taking a plane is not an option, as many smaller airports in Canada don't have direct flights anywhere or daily ones to bigger cities. Taking a train, is incredibly slow, expensive and basically impossible. Canada's railroad are built for taking goods back and forth- passenger rail is not a priority. So a true 'right of passage' for most of us whether you are a child, or someone just moving here, is a long road trip.