Comments on: How to Plan the Perfect Itinerary: A Series

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:45:07 +0000

I wish we could let go that much 🙂 I think because it’s been mostly Europe that we’ve traveled through recently that we feel like a little more planning is worth it. It just seems that prices in Europe go up so drastically that planning (at least just a couple stops) ahead is well worth it if you can continue traveling for longer. I think that when we travel to SEA or South America that our opinions will change with the lower range of prices. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, hopefully I can get more posts in this series up and it can start a good discussion. Safe travels!

By: Lina @ Divergent Travelers

Lina @ Divergent Travelers — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 03:17:53 +0000

There is definitely a delicate balance, especially when you are traveling long term. I had this deluded idea I could just have it all planned out before we left. thankfully I only planned the first 3 months, because ever since then we just go with the flow. I can’t even tell you the changes that we have made to our itinerary and all the new places we have gone to and are going to because we didn’t over plan. It is amazing and such a liberal part of being a long term traveler. We find we plan by the month or so as we go, but that only pertains to destination planning. Many occasions we are booking flights or accommodation the night before!

By: Calli Duncan

Calli Duncan — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:46:19 +0000

Great point Razia, it’s so easy to miss something without some pre-travel planning 🙂

By: Razia Sheikh

Razia Sheikh — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:10:24 +0000

Hello Travis,
Nice Article. I agree with you. We must have a plan while planning to travel new place. Not because of saving budget or anything. Because of you able to see all attractions or best places in that country.

By: Calli Duncan

Calli Duncan — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:57:54 +0000

Great point Natasha – travel planning is a lot of work!

By: Natasha Amar

Natasha Amar — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:50:33 +0000

I usually plan differently depending on the destination and whether or not I’m going solo. But I do agree that when you have limited time and money, you do need some kind of planning to make it all work. In fact a lot of people do not realize how much effort goes into travel planning.

By: Calli Duncan

Calli Duncan — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:54:14 +0000

Great point Mindi – planning lets you daydream about the trip before it even begins 🙂

By: Calli Duncan

Calli Duncan — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:53:43 +0000

We completely agree Col, there always needs to be some room for spontaneous adventures in all the planning 🙂

By: col

col — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:43:05 +0000

Interesting series ahead. I am a planner and enjoy it but have to say pre-planning is a good idea to an extent, particularly if only visiting somewhere for a short time but..allow time for randomness and spontaneity as you never who you might meet that will lead to visiting sights etc, you didn’t consider.

By: Mindi @ 2foodtrippers

Mindi @ 2foodtrippers — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:40:55 +0000

For us, planning the trip is part of the process and the fun of travel. The key is to strike the right balance between plans and spontaneity. I’ll be curious to see your tips.