How to make a travel plan and arrange a travel itinerary?

In fact, as we all know, you can't just start a trip without planning. It is unrealistic to leave because someone has already planned the journey, so when no one is there, you have to rely on yourself.

Little friends often ask questions about the itinerary, from how to play in this country to where to eat, and whether this museum is worth visiting. I especially understand the anxiety of every little friend when traveling, because we all hope that traveling is unique and most suitable for us.

So, what experience can I share with you after so many years of travel?

1, define the cities and places you must visit according to your own preferences.

The first step is to determine the destination, destination country, and which cities to visit and which scenic spots to visit. This is the first step in arranging the trip.

If you don't know much about this country, you might as well read books and posts, and don't bother this process. If you want to travel to a place, it is very important to have a basic understanding.

With a basic understanding, according to their own hobbies, delimit the cities and attractions that must be visited.

Why do you want to circle according to your hobbies?

Because I think this is a perfect prerequisite for a trip.

No one knows himself better than himself, knowing what he likes and hates.

If you like human history, you should go to more museums and cultural relics.

If you like scenery and hiking, arrange more natural attractions and national parks.

If you like delicious food, arrange some special afternoon tea and a must-eat list.

At this time, with a general travel basis, you can first take a short trip in series to see the overall time period.

2. Fast series connection with small flow

After a rough trip, it is inevitable to face the problem of small traffic. Choose train, bus or plane between cities?

The first factor we should consider is the time cost. Between cities in Europe, the train takes 2-3 hours, or 1 hour or more. At this time, the first choice is naturally the train. If you take the train for more than 5 hours, please take the plane unless the scenery along the way is particularly good (such as the glacier line in Switzerland). Foreign low-cost aviation systems are very complete, and air tickets are often cheaper than train tickets, but don't look at the baggage terms. Generally speaking, it is much cheaper to buy baggage tickets in advance than to make them up at the airport! Also, please be sure to pay attention to the airports where low-cost airlines take off and land. Some airlines take off and land at remote small airports, and the traffic is very inconvenient. In some countries, the train network is underdeveloped, or the train time is longer than the bus time. Don't forget that a bus is a means of transportation.

The second factor is the price.

Train tickets should be good at using passes. If you need to take the train frequently during a trip, the pass is often the most cost-effective. Don't worry about the specific number of trains, the itinerary is more flexible. If it is only a few point-to-point trains, you can buy tickets separately, and buying tickets in advance is often discounted. 2-3 discount is also common.

Cheap air tickets are usually very cheap and there are many choices. There are many tickets for 2-300.

Buses, like Greyhound buses and buses, have many choices. It doesn't hurt to check and see more.

Third, self-driving and other means of transportation.

In addition, connecting buses, trains and planes in series may be inconvenient and may also delay time. For example, from Tromso to Lofton, at this time, it depends on whether there is special transportation in the local area. Like Norway, there are boats and you can travel in series by boat.

Of course, there may also be countries with inconvenient public transportation, such as the United States, New Zealand, Norway and Croatia. At this time, I'm afraid I can only complete the trip by car.

3. How to choose?

The most common problem for people who travel on annual leave is the choice of itinerary. We often have to give up some places because of the lack of holidays. And how to consider when choosing?

First, consider the accessibility of the next trip.

Specifically, it is whether the place you gave up can be easily connected with other cities in the next trip. For example, in the three cities of ABC, if B is just between A and C, and the cities around B will not go in the future, then don't leave B, because there may be no chance to go after leaving B. If B can be connected in series with the surrounding DE, or you will go to A again, then there is no problem to give it up.

To give a practical example, when I traveled to England last year, I gave up the country and the sky island and chose the lake area. Because the country will have a chance to play with London in the future, Sky Island can play with the Scottish Highlands in the future.

During my trip to New Zealand, I didn't go to Dunedin, fjords and boulevards. South Island basically leaves the southern half of the circle. You can totally play next time. Even if I pass Mount Cook again, there is still a hiking route that I wanted to take last time but didn't.

Secondly, follow your own preferences! Follow your heart!

If this city is full of people you don't feel, then give up and go to the scenic spots you really like. Time is limited, go to your favorite place first.

Third, don't give up, go out early and return late.

If you really can't give up, then carefully check the sunrise and sunset time, the opening and closing time of the scenic spots, and plan the itinerary in detail. In Europe, the days are longer, and it gets dark at night after summer 10, which invisibly prolongs the travel time. Only when you are strong enough can you make full use of the dawn time and play from early morning until late at night.

Although, it is not recommended that the trip is too full, because once it is missed, the subsequent trip may not be executed. However, if you are careful, thoughtful, well-planned and physically strong, this is a balanced solution.

4. Tourism seasons and festivals

Every country and every scenic spot has a suitable tourist season and special festivals, which should be fully considered when making the itinerary. For example, if the place you want to go doesn't fit your vacation time, don't go hard, especially the scenic spots, because you can't see anything in the inappropriate season.

Festivals in this country must be considered in the itinerary. Catching up with interesting festivals will add a lot of color to your trip. I caught the carnival in Malta, which was very interesting.

5. How to flexibly adjust the itinerary during travel?

In fact, this problem is not entirely within the scope of itinerary, but it is a problem that will be faced every time you travel.

Traveling is more than just following the plan in advance and following the script (it will lose a lot of fun)

In case of unexpected situations, such as temporary closure of scenic spots, car breakdown, rainstorm, etc., how to adjust flexibly to ensure the integrity of the trip to a greater extent is a necessary condition for a perfect trip.

First of all, for the scenic spots that must be visited, be sure to check the opening hours in advance.

There is no remedy to avoid leaving the next day because you missed it that day.

This problem will be encountered every time, and the plan will be temporarily adjusted every time.

Secondly, the trip should not be too full.

The poor travel assistant has a particularly useful function, which will calculate the total travel time of the scenic spots you choose. If it exceeds 8 hours, it must be deleted. Popular cities and scenic spots will inevitably encounter queues, and it is most basic to leave room for time.

For self-driving travel, the time calculated by Google is the time of driving at full speed, so we must add some time on this basis. On the one hand, you may encounter traffic jams; On the one hand, passing by the beautiful scenery and stopping at any time will delay some time.

There is another situation, improvising.

There are often places that are not arranged in advance during the trip, which may be recommended by local people or missed during the trip. Then, if the schedule is too full, the extra performance may fail.

Third, make good use of the map and re-plan.

For some reason, a scenic spot can't be visited on the same day and needs to be arranged in the later itinerary. In the face of this situation, don't worry, according to the location of the scenic spots, see if it is more appropriate to arrange it for the next day. Combined with the map, you can also switch the later part of the trip with the trip of the day to ensure the operability of the time and route.

Write so much first, and add it when you think about it. If you have any questions, please leave a message and I will try my best to answer them.

The countries that can answer are: Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, Norway, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and Cuba.