10 reasons you must go for a late-night drive

Imagine a sigh of relief after the chaos of daily schedule. Soothing, isn’t it? Nothing seems better than driving after hours, driving with the loud music, driving with no particular place to go.

The day may come to an end when the clock strikes twelve in the night, but the world doesn’t sleep. The city never sleeps. It’s still alive, in its own magical way. And you clearly haven’t felt happiness if you haven’t gone for a long drive late at night! So, pick up the cars keys from the side table, put on a pair of slippers and head to rule the streets! Keep the window down, let the night-time in, let the air carry all that damp green wildness, and let the soothing and cool breeze do the trick on you.

Let the night enhance the simple pleasure of solitude, and in the quiet of the empty car focus upon the pressure of steering wheel beneath fingertips, the pull between clutch and accelerator, the glide from third to fourth.

We tell you 11 things that make late night drives so awesome!

• For once, the city doesn’t remind you of the chaos that your life is. It’s calm, tranquil and laidback. There’s no hustle bustle, no traffic, no honking – no race. You can just be the way you want to be.
• The silence of the midnight is just mystical. There’s nothing you can hear, nothing except the sound of dry leaves rustling on the road as your drive past them. 
• Tall light poles leading the way, the moon shining through the clouds, trees forming dense silhouettes that fade into the distance and the rest of the world lying quiet and speechless – the city looks beautiful at night. It is a new dimension to itself that it has been hiding from you all this while. You begin to see your city in a different light altogether.
• Everything is so quiet and still, you can either make it into a priceless romantic moment with your girlfriend or a night to remember with your best friends! 
•  A late night drive is the most beautiful celebration of music. You can plug in your iPod with your favourite playlist and hum along to your heart’s delight– it really is the most relaxing feeling ever. It is moments like these that make you love your life, isn’t it? 
• The night is always full of surprises. You never know when you find an ice cream stall or a wine shop about to shut down!
•  It is the one time the city doesn’t judge you. You can totally be yourself, step out in whatever you want sporting your shabby best. You can be yourself without caring about the rest of the world. The world is surprisingly very accepting at night.
• The air feels wonderful. You can roll down the windows and not feel hot. The smell of dew wetting the earth, the fragrances from the trees, the whistling sounds the wind makes as it makes its way into your car – everything is pleasant and happy.
• A late night drive is the best time to spend with yourself. It allows you so much space to think about all that is going on in your life and still not worry too much. Introspect. The car and the night are the only friends you need.
• You can always let your best friend drive and stick your head out of the window, feeling the wind gush through your hair and help you let loose for a while!
• The dawn making way for the sun to rise and the sky changing its colour from dark to an illuminating shade of blue with tinges of orange, leaves walling on your windscreen, the birds cheering you for a new, more beautiful day – watching a sunrise on a drive is the most rejuvenating experience ever, despite you having lost a whole night’s sleep!