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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sure I over-research my trips (thus why I am on a travel forum!! lol).  I do plan an itinerary (which is sometimes a SUPER loose, general plan that really isn't much of an itinerary at all) and so it really differs based on where we are going and who will be there.

I sometimes make general itineraries/plans/activities for each day of the trip but which days we do the plan can be shifted around based on how we are feeling or weather.  I try my best not to reserve specific tickets for exact times unless it's required because I don't like feeling pinned into something if we feel like changing it up. I like to allow myself plenty of flexibility so I guess it's more of a list with ideas and then we roll with it.

I have found that it is MUCH harder to plan and actually follow through with activities when you have a large group/multiple family units.  It can help in those situations because otherwise you may end up sitting around and wasting a lot of time just trying to figure out what to do that day.  It's not as complicated when it's just me and my kids.

If I am traveling alone, sometimes I just have a few very general ideas of what I'd like to do and that's quite literally it. If there's a place I REALLY want to see, I always check the hours first so I'm not surprised but beyond that....I wing it! I will also add that I don't wing it with lodging and I rarely wing it with train transportation as that tends to not go well. [/quote]

I do find it harder to travel with other people. When I'm alone, I have definite ideas about what I want to do, but with others it more like "you choose" then I don't always like doing what they choose. And they often don't like my choices. For the OP who doesn't want to tag along to everything, it would be useful to arrange some time to do things alone in advance, whether that's room service, lounging by the pool or visiting some temple alone.[/quote]

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