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[Missed this earlier Homeyba, so, sorry it seems out of sequence.]
So, I too have such tendencies, but it is also nice to avoid the occasional bad choices that come with that mode, by its very nature. Interestingly, on our first tour with Glenn, Provence, in his opening evening discussion he encouraged us to use the route maps as general guidance; to take other roads if they look interesting; to not fear getting lost if that is what happened - a phone call to the van driver would get you rescued, and you might just discover something great that he hadn't found. In Tuscany we did this: on the wrong road we stopped to photograph a small wine grape crushing operation and ended up getting invited into the small family vineyard/winery/home where we tasted grapes, juice, wine, and met the entire extended 4-generation family with only the teenage boy able to speak a minimum of English. They sent us on our way with full water bottles, a snack, and a bottle of their wine! We later found the route, but everybody else was jealous that they hadn't gotten lost, too!