Comments on: The Wanderland Guide to Travel Planning: Creating an Itinerary

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 07:30:33 +0000

In reply to Nicole. Feel free to get in touch via my contact page. Thanks for the kind words!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:23:37 +0000

Hi Alex,

I’m Nicole. I love your travel writing! Especially this post! I’m a producer for Thought Catalog, and would love to email you about your writing!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 05:29:02 +0000

In reply to Mary B.

Yeah, I like to have a plan but not be afraid to break it 🙂 I don’t use Pinterest as much as I should — maybe I’ll give it a try for my next adventure!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 05:27:58 +0000

In reply to Conor. That's awesome to hear, Conor! So glad you enjoyed those posts. Have fun with your Central America planning!

By: Joy | Joy Goes Places

Joy | Joy Goes Places — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 05:16:47 +0000

I love this guide! Creating the itinerary is my favorite part of travel planning. I usually make a wishlist of the spots I want to visit and then check out a map to plan out my route. It’s also the most tiring because of all the time I spend on researching. But I love it! Spontaneous trips with no itineraries are great but planned ones are also fun. 🙂

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:56:51 +0000

In reply to Diya. Alright, I'll have to add that to my list of post drafts :) Thanks for the suggestion!

By: Mary B

Mary B — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:54:15 +0000

I use a lot of the same sources, but Pinterest and Google Spreadsheets were my most important planning tools for this most recent trip. I read through my Lonely Planet too, but found it most useful for spur of the moment decisions once I was on the road. Even though I love to do research and plan, I also really loved not having a set itinerary for the first half of my trip – I had ideas about where I wanted to go, but was free to switch things up, especially if I met cool people or wanted to stay longer. The downside, though, is that I had 6 weeks in Georgia and still missed a couple of places I wanted to see. Guess I’ll have to go back!

By: Conor

Conor — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:47:49 +0000

I’m currently at this stage in my travel plans. I’m super ahead of schedule as I’ll be leaving September next year for Central America but it’s still taken me ages to decide on an entry point let alone decide on a route. I followed your recent central america series of posts which have been super valuable. Thank you!

By: Diya

Diya — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:31:14 +0000

I’ll echo all the others and say I’m loving this series too. It’s great to get a glimpse into your travel planning process.

I’d also love to see a list of your recommended travel bloggers 🙂

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 03:17:24 +0000

In reply to Ashley. Believe me, I do too! It is getting easier over time but I still have to fight the urge to want to go everywhere every time!