| places i usually already have in mind, i usually get my flights on skyscanner but after that things get complicated, im known as the organised one of the group so i usually set everything out. i start off researching the city as fully as i can, check out all the usual places like trip advisor but often hitting up the reddit for whichever city you are visiting can offer some really interesting possibilities, its also great for finding out about music events that may otherwise be hard to find out about. after that i split the trip up, i never stay at a single hotel the whole trip, ill pick a few in different areas of the city where there are different things to do, it makes you explore the city a bit more. i dont do airbnb or hostels but im not above guest houses or low end hotels. i dont stop there though, once hotels are booked ill still keep checking hotel sites at least a few times a week to see if any deals for better places come up, if they do i cancel the old and rebook. it pays not to have too rigid a schedule though as things dont always go quite as you plan them to i dont write any of this down though, i generally just memorise it all (ive usually spent so long researching it that its burned into my brain!) as long as i have google maps for navigation im set (i never travel without a data connection these days) of course this method only really works if youre visiting big cities, and if im honest its a while since ive done any that werent in japan (but if youve been there you probably understand why that is, and if you havent then its time to start planning a trip!) next month it all begins again for me as ill be booking my flights to head back to the land of the rising sun in november |