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Hey Travel Lover

A quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower says “Plans are nothing; planning is everything”

Do you agree? Do you plan? Or you do the planning?

I both plan and do the planning….there is this satisfaction when plan meets planning. I love planning for my trips way in advance and getting as much deals as I can. I remember planning for my February trip this year in November 2022. I got hotel deals online that even the hotel staff was shocked when I called to amend and confirm dates. Planning is everything😁

A friend recently did a mini Euro tour and her experience threw me down this line of thinking. Let’s call my friend Lady Gee😁 She had a not so nice experience because plans didn’t turn to planning. In her defense, she thought her travel partner would execute the planning🤭 Unfortunately her travel partner gave new definitions to the word “lastminute.com”. How you would ask?

For starters, train tickets which when booked weeks in advance cost less where booked on the go at exorbitant rates. She also delayed booking the accommodation - Airbnb until the last minute. Where it gets interesting is that the Airbnb would have been better suited for people who have a car rather than tourists depending on taxi or local transportation. More reviews should also have been consulted before zeroing in on a choice. It was a non-English speaking country so there was the added disadvantage of Language barrier.

To get food, they walked about seven kilometers, we can call this “health walk” on their behalf. The attraction visited was also quite a distance from the Airbnb. So much so, that the transportation to and fro rivaled the three day cost of the Airbnb. What a mini vacay🤭

In Lady Gee’s words “What never to do….leave my plans in someone’s hands”. I feel her pain and frustration and the resolve to take the reins in subsequent trips.

So Travel Lover, do you plan for your trips or you do the planning? Would you leave everything in someone else’s hands? Do you agree that planning is everything? Let us see your reactions in the comments section.

Till Next Week

Live, Love, Laugh

Ajalaress