I'm certainly no expert, but when people inquire about how I plan my trips, they always seem shocked that I do all the planning myself. I don't book the trips through an organized tour, and I don't use a travel agent. I do enjoy planning trips, and I know everyone doesn't, but it doesn't always require hours and hours of planning, and I think it is easy for everyone to do. I've written before about some tools I use for planning trips, so if you want to check that post out, you can click HERE . Where are you going? First step, is figuring out where you want to go. This also will require figuring out how long you can be gone. I always have a running list of vacation itineraries in my head, but if you don't, then a good place to start is by looking at a map. I also will google train travel times from one location to the next to figure out destinations. I think this is also where guidebooks and pinterest can come in handy...you can find gre
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