After taking the necessary precautions, do this:

- Bring your camera. You never know when a picture-perfect opportunity will arise.
- Make stops. Soak up the scenery. Who knows, you may never take this way again.
- Take your time and don't race. Like life, what's important is the journey, not the destination.
- If possible, take a different path on your way home. It adds to the experience of your journey.
- And like someone has said above, don't forget pasalubong for lola.

I know it sounds philosophical, but life's stressful as it is. So don't turn your journey into a chore that is soon forgotten rather turn it into an experience that you would never forget.