I'm not much of a planner.

Short Tour (overnight, long weekend, a few days) -- maybe a month in advance, I might have a thought that it would be nice to go to a certain location, and I might float the idea past Rowan so that we can pencil it in. Our weekends are quite busy. Then I don't give it any more thought until about a week before we go, at which point I might check what accommodations are available, and might book something if I think there could be some difficulty getting accommodation. And then we pack and go.

Once there, we'll often swing by the local Tourist Information Centre and see what there is to see ... and then go explore.


Longer Tours -- if they involve flights, I'll need to book those at least a month in advance. And I like to book the first night's accommodation when we arrive somewhere. I might also have to look into visas, vaccinations, etc. ... and if the tour is long enough, there's the business of quitting the job, packing the stuff into storage, etc.

But as for routes etc. ... they'll develop once we get there.