Friday, April 2, 2010

Finalising an itinerary

Been busy jiggling around dates and places on my trip spreadsheet....every time we do a trip like this, I make a spreadsheet fill in the dates of the trip then block which dates I think we should be where. After discussing with the family, I then refine the schedule and begin making it real by deciding on which flights, trains or buses we need to book.
Might seem fairly straight forward but it can and usually does, turn into a logistical nightmare with cheap flights not being available and only expensive ones available in the time slot, or buses only running once a day then having to stay an extra day and a night in a place where we don't want to be... those sort of things.
But that's all part of the adventure.
With just 72 days before we leave, I hope to finalise the itinerary this weekend and book the necessary transport.