How To Plan A Trip: Your Step-By-Step Travel Planning Guide

It isn't easy to plan an entire or a short trip abroad. But it doesn't have to be! In this post, we'll demonstrate how to take the stress out of planning your next trip, by laying out a simple step-by-step guide that'll make sure that you don't leave anything out. It's time to stop worrying and make your travel dream come true.

There's a lot to consider when planning travel: from getting a visa, to planning your transportation, finding accommodation and obtaining local currency and even getting local currency stressful. In this post, we'll explain how to take the anxiety out of planning a trip by providing a simple step-by-step guide that'll make sure you don't miss anything.

Step 1. Step 1.

Before you can even begin to plan a trip, you need to examine your finances and figure out the amount of money you'll need to invest in your trip. This will dictate many of the next steps , such as where you'll travel and duration.

This process may sound daunting, but we've broken it down for you so you can make your own personal travel budget. We're even sharing exactly how we afford to travel on a budget and still stay within budget.

Step 2. Decide on your travel style

This question is important. Will you be traveling solo or with a companion? A group of friends, or even with family members and children in tow? This can help you plan your vacation. For instance, a solo trip to Tahiti might not be the best choice, as this popular honeymoon destination will be filled with couples on romantic getaways. Also, party-oriented Ibiza could not be the best place for a wholesome family vacay.

Step 3. Choose a location

Although this process may seem obvious to some however, it might not be for everyone. If you know the destination you're planning to visit, we suggest you take a moment to think about these aspects prior to moving on to the next step of research.

If you have the desire to travel travel, or even your vacation time but don't know how to limit it to a specific area you should look at the map. You can't! We're here to help.

Literally look at a map, and start making a list of all cities, towns , or places you'd like to visit. To get ideas, look through Instagram. Don't limit yourself. What are you looking to accomplish? What are you most excited to accomplish? We often ask other bloggers for recommendations when planning a trip.

Pace Yourself

Thinking about your pace will determine how many of the places you circled above are realistically possible to explore. Are you looking to see the most places you can or do you prefer to narrow your focus to a few and get to understand them better? Do you want to take a step back and really explore the local culture?

Do you wish to tick places off your list , and then move from one city to another, doing as much as can? Maybe a happy mixture of fast and slow? All depends on how much time you have and your budget.