Does too much information cause us to over plan and over worry?
Dec 19th, 2003, 04:11 PM
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I'm a bit like Chardonnay...investigate is a better word than plan. Half of the fun is in the research and what that information leads to. I gather more information before each trip than I ever actually end up using, but I feel like I get 5 virtual reality trips for the price of each actual trip I take. I make a general plan based on this research.
My husband is the change-your-plans-as-you-go type which certainly adds spice to each day. The day never goes as planned and it's a guaranteed adventure, and we have a blast in the process.
My husband is the change-your-plans-as-you-go type which certainly adds spice to each day. The day never goes as planned and it's a guaranteed adventure, and we have a blast in the process.
Dec 19th, 2003, 04:46 PM
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I love the planning aspects of travel. When we go to Ireland, we are always spending one or two nights in an area and are then on to the next. I try to plan in great detail, but sometimes things happen and the plans have to be altered. We are very adaptable. Oh, it's too foggy to see the cliffs today. Maybe we can catch them on the way back down. Or maybe we won't see them on this trip at all. A good reason to come back.
On our next trip we will be based in a Paris hotel. I have been devouring Paris posts here as well as reading travel books (Santa, don't forget the books on my list!) But planning, not so much. More like learning where our hotel will be in relation to the must sees, knowing that we can use the same pass for the bus and metro, what days the museums will be open...and much much more. I haven't said once said to DH that on day #1 we will do such and such. We will most likely try to see too much and surely miss some important things. But again, that's all the more reason to go back!
You can't plan for rail strikes, true. But again, you have to be able to adapt. You can try to plan for the weather. In February, I will expect rain in Paris, so I will bring my umbrella. If fortune smiles on us and it is sunny and warm, I'll shed a sweater. How many of you who traveled to Europe this summer expected that heat wave? Go, and make the best of the situation, whatever might happen.(I am an eternal optimist!)
On our next trip we will be based in a Paris hotel. I have been devouring Paris posts here as well as reading travel books (Santa, don't forget the books on my list!) But planning, not so much. More like learning where our hotel will be in relation to the must sees, knowing that we can use the same pass for the bus and metro, what days the museums will be open...and much much more. I haven't said once said to DH that on day #1 we will do such and such. We will most likely try to see too much and surely miss some important things. But again, that's all the more reason to go back!
You can't plan for rail strikes, true. But again, you have to be able to adapt. You can try to plan for the weather. In February, I will expect rain in Paris, so I will bring my umbrella. If fortune smiles on us and it is sunny and warm, I'll shed a sweater. How many of you who traveled to Europe this summer expected that heat wave? Go, and make the best of the situation, whatever might happen.(I am an eternal optimist!)
Dec 22nd, 2003, 11:46 AM
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Dunno about you folks but I keep an eye on NASA's Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazard website (http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/). It's all well and good checking out Rick Steve's to see what those pesky French air traffic controllers are up to, but if some big ol' chunk of space rock decides to headbutt Wisconsin, that'll definitely ruin your fancy weekend in the Loire Valley.
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