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Planning a Trip

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

My Trips to Europe and Canada

I have blogged many posts about my travels, and for ease, I'm putting links to the the various trips here in case you want to access them (just click on each "day"): Italy (2016-2017) Milan (Day 1) Florence (Day 2) Florence- Siena, San Gimignano, & Chianti (Day 3)  Florence (Day 4) Venice (Day 5) Venice (Day 6) Venice-Milan (Day 7) London, Prague, Vienna, Budapest (2015) London Day 1 in Prague  Day 2 in Prague Vienna  Day 1 in Budapest  Day 2 in Budapest  Montreal & Quebec City (2016) Montreal (Day 1) Montreal (Day 2) Ile D'Orleans (Day 3) Quebec City (Day 4) Quebec City (Day 5 & 6) London & Brussels (2014) Day 1- Harrods, Earl's Court, Hotel Information Day 2, part 1- Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Borough Market Day 2,part 2- Millennium Bridge, Westminster Abbey, The London Eye Day 3- Highclere Castle (aka: Downton Abbey), Natural History Museum Day 4- Brussels, Belgium Day 5-Portobello