When going on vacation, would you rather have an itinerary or just explore?

I like to create my own itinerary and rarely vacation without one. I'm not one who takes long vacations, so I usually only have a couple of days to see sights or do fun things. When I went to Las Vegas with three friends, they all gave me their blessing to create an itinerary for our time there.

We did SO MUCH. They all talked about how they never would have been able to do everything we did without the plan I'd made. For one thing, the Strip is long, and travelling from one end to another takes a lot of time, so I planned for stuff in clusters by location.It sounds kind of stuffy when I talk about it this way, but it was all about having as much fun while we were there as we could.

I should point out that when I make an itinerary, it's all optional. There's room for spontaneity any time anyone wants to change things up...or when plans change out from under us. When I went to Zion National Park with my husband last Christmas, our B&B reservation was cancelled because they decided they wanted to close for Christmas, after all.

We got cheaper lodgings and used our savings to rent gear for winter river hiking and had a blast. Wasn't on the itinerary, but general hiking was, so it fit right in.

I'd like to have an idea of a few places I want to visit while I'm there (that's, I'm sure, why I decided to go there rather than another place), but I'd go at my own pace, definitely. I'd spend most of the time just wandering around, window-shopping, people-watching, etc. I don't like being part of tour groups (even if they give you a lot more information about the place than you'd find out on your own), they make me feel like a labelled American.

I like to balance between the two. I usually have some lists of places I would like to visit and I also give enough time for me to explore by myself because there are oftentimes things we want to do or see that are not listed as interesting places by travel guides or websites. The only exception is when I go to a place where I can't speak the language at all and it's my first visit.

Then I'll stick with guided tours. I will come back later if I found interesting places I don't have time to visit the first time.

I like both. I like exploring on my own, but I also like guided tours. After the tour, then I can go back and explore the more interesting places.

I usually have a general itinerary but it's not written in stone. When you have kids and are on vacation you kind of have to go with the flow. So, I just have a list of things I'd like to try to do and then if we can fit it in we do.

I like an itinerary. I'm going to Costa Rica soon, and it really annoyed me that I wasn't able to book tours, because I'm going in the off-season. I feel like I'm flying a very far distance, to a place I may never get to visit again, and I may miss some really cool experiences.

I want to make the most of my time there, and planning ahead is how you do that. Who wants to come home only to find out that they missed out on some incredible thing, because they didn't bother to plan ahead? When I went to Italy, I got to skip a three hour line to get into the Vatican because I picked a day months in advance and bought a tour.

I assure you, skipping that line was well worth it! I schedule in some down time, so I can relax, see anything I might not have been able to learn about ahead of time, etc. , but I have set plans for things to do, if I can.

Depending on the length and location, I will do either. I have a goal to visit every major metropolitan area in the US, and when embarking on one of these trips, my girlfriend and I will meticulously craft an itinerary. We're talking Google maps, calendars, bus schedules, all of that.

On the other side of the coin, for our yearly week long excursion to the beach, I want nothing planned. My overall thoughts on this are simple: If you're going for experience and discovery, I prefer a plan. When relaxing, I want to go with the flow.

I like to do a little of both. I like to have an idea of where I'm going but then if it's interesting I will explore where I am and forget about what was supposed to be next. If not then I will move on to the next thing until I find something interesting.

I would really like to have an itinerary. While I'm not completely against the idea of exploring, I would hate to only visit a place once and miss some of the really important things I'd find out about later. I only like to take trips without an itinerary after I know the place reasonably well and want to learn about some of the attractions that are more hidden away.

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