My style was always more “let’s see as much a possible” - Island hopping, moving from one city to the other within the day - make time more valuable. But on my last trip I stayed 5 days in the same location and it felt so good to just enjoy, relax and let my mind rest.
When you do the “let’s see as much a possible” you get soooo much but also your mind doesn’t stop working - especially if you go on your own without booking a tour - you have to handle all the logistics, reservations, etc!!
Since I booked my first organized adventure - everything changed for me - you get the best of both! How do you guys choose to travel?
I’m definitely the ‘let’s do and see as much as possible’ kinda gal . I prefer organized trips so my mind can be on autopilot. I love being able to experience a lot in one trip. I think those memories make it more worthwhile because so much is packed into that experience. Something else I’ve noticed when having traveled through multiple countries in one trip is, some places are not as hospitable to foreigners with darker skin tone. Luckily, I’m not there for too long when such situations occur. This puts me at ease knowing I’ll be gone and there are other places I can look forward to seeing.
I love to see as much as possible but my absolute favourite travel style is when I can stay in one place and do day trips from the same base. I feel like it’s less frantic when I don’t need to repack every day. Also, if I get too overwhelmed or too exhausted then there isn’t much work in cancelling a days plan and relaxing if I need it.
This isn’t possible in all destinations, but is my ideal scenario.
I also love an organized adventure where you can just show up and be told what the plan is for each day. I spend weeks searching for the best itinerary then just show up completely blind, and let the tour leader boss me around
OMG, DEFINITELY seeing many places briefly. I have a Spain trip coming up, and during the planning process I realized I genuinely could not convince myself to stay in one city for longer than 2, maybe 3 nights. Maybe that’s just the type of traveller I am, but even if I were staying at an all-inclusive resort, I know I’d eventually need at least a day trip or two. I couldn’t spend the entire time at the beach knowing there are towns, landscapes, food and completely different experiences just outside the resort.
I do really like @AmRambler 's idea of having one base and taking day trips though. That almost feels like the perfect compromise because you can see a lot without constantly packing and changing hotels. Ive never been on an organized adventure before mainly because I’m SO Type A and like to know everything and anything all at once rather than waiting a month before departure, but it’s probably something everyone has to try at least once or twice!
I like to mix it up depending on who I am travelling with, where we are going and if the travel has other purposes like visiting family.
But my favourite so far is a bit of both worlds: finding a “hub city” that I really enjoy that has a lot of amazing cities nearby, cool sights and chances to explore a lot, while not having to do too much checking in and out of different accommodations. I felt it gave me a chance to see a lot, but still felt like a vacation.
I do both depending on the trip. I love seeing different places and experiencing new things, but sometimes I prefer staying in one place for a few days and really enjoying it without having to move around constantly.
. I prefer organized trips so my mind can be on autopilot. I love being able to experience a lot in one trip. I think those memories make it more worthwhile because so much is packed into that experience. Something else I’ve noticed when having traveled through multiple countries in one trip is, some places are not as hospitable to foreigners with darker skin tone. Luckily, I’m not there for too long when such situations occur. This puts me at ease knowing I’ll be gone and there are other places I can look forward to seeing.
