Week 2 - Planning and organizing trips

 

When I was an Au Pair for two years, my friends (usually a group of three to four girls about the same age) and I traveled a lot on our days off. We loved going on day trips and weekend getaways. Since our time was limited, I suggested that we should think of places/sights/restaurants etc. that we really wanted to visit. Then, we all came together and brain stormed our ideas. I wrote them down and checked how much time we had to do any of them. This turned out to be very helpful later on. 

 

                                                                                   photo in courtesy of G$W 

1. You save time and money while on vacation!
2. You get to see the coolest places!
3. You can look up the trendiest spots before you actually travel and see how other people rated them!

Those are just some of the advantages. Following, you will see a list of things to think about when planning and organizing a trip:

• Where do I want to go? --> DESTINATION
• How do I want to travel? --> TRANSPORTATION
• Who is coming with me? --> PEOPLE
• When do I want to travel? --> TIME
• Where do I want to stay? --> ACCOMMODATION
• What do I want to do/see? --> ACTIVITIES
• How much does it cost? --> EXPENSES
• What do I need to bring? --> PACKING

P.S.: No worries to all of you who are thinking "Oh geez, that's way too much planning!" My friends and I always made sure that we had enough "wiggle room", meaning that we could adapt our plans to weather conditions, mood etc. Remember, the most important part of vacation is to HAVE FUN! :)