Originally Posted by
Rowan
How do you see yourself? As someone on a mission (Point A to Point B just so you can say you've done it), or someone who is prepared to be flexible, stop in one spot for several days or a week, and explore and immerse?
I'm probably somewhere between the two. There are some places I like to stay and explore, but then, there are also other places down the road I want to get to, and often that's governed by time constraints. I try to allow an extra couple of days in my tour planning to stop off in places and explore them (which often coincides with my body needing a rest for a day or two), but then, there are other times I've wanted to stop in places for a few days, but simply not had the time, because there was something down the road that I really wanted to see, and I just didn't have the time. Even then, there have been times when I've stayed an extra day in a place and arranged alternative transport for the following day so I could make the time (the Stirling Ranges in Western Australia was a case in point). But on the other hand, when I've paid $2,000 to fly to another continent, often I want to get to as many different places as possible.