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I'm not really a resort person. But I do subscribe to some travel feeds mostly in the vein of maybe finding some places/attractions/restaurants/etc. that I'm not familiar with. The number of hyper-scheduled spreadsheets I see is amazing. Doesn't mean I don't often have some itinerary and even book some particular, popular attractions/venues. But the 30-minute block scheduling is something I do for work (if that).

ADDED: I'll just add that I created a loose spreadsheet for a ~week-long NYC trip with (I think) just one timed admission for a recently reopened museum and no times otherwise. I think I ended up dynamically scrawling over the printout with changes for most of the trip.





I have an upcoming trip planned in asia - never been before.

My firm rule is - have a loose plan, aim for one activity per day, an emergency option, or two, if the weather plays up, and that's it.

It's the type of plan that has worked for every holiday that I have taken that involves a different city to the one I live in.


This is typically what I aim for.

One or two core activities for the day.

If it works out for more that's great but it's not expected or necessary.

I've traveled with some people who seem focused on just getting pictures in front of as many things as possible which seems a poor way to really take in a place.


My family went to Hawaii a couple of years ago and in the exact middle of the trip we took a day doing absolutely nothing and it was kind of great.

I think that's a good plan. I do tend to book hotels, planes, and usually longer trains. But, especially for a longer city trip, I loosely map out--even if just mentally--things I want to see and do but, for example, one museum a day is mostly enough unless another convenient one is small.

one of the funniest things about going to NYC with a toddler was how very chill it was to go with a toddler

there are parks everywhere!


There are! Central Park of course. But also pocket parks all over the place.



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