How much do you plan ? (5 Viewers)

[jumar]

Are we to believe that some folk just wander about aimlessly hoping to stumble across some interesting locations?

Yes , but they wouldn't be able to tell you all the places they missed en- route....

 

[Lenny HB]

Lots , we don’t do Aires and like certainty . I would never turn up at a campsite with the remotest chance of not been able to get in . Currently on a four week tour of France and Spain and every night was booked in advance . Having a ball .

I don't get that we have been going to or through France for 45 years and when tugging it in was the school holidays never booked anything.

 

[BikerGraham]

Yes , but they wouldn't be able to tell you all the places they missed en- route....

That’s true to an extent. But then the lovely people in this forum will say what they have seen in the area you have been. If of future interest you could then include it in a future not so totally aimless wander.

 

[jumar]

That’s true to an extent. But then the lovely people in this forum will say what they have seen in the area you have been. If of future interest you could then include it in a future not so totally aimless wander.

But if they Googled an area they intend passing through, they (whoever they are) wouldn't have missed it...just a tick....That's planning....

 

[Barriesimpson]

I plan everything… I probably over plan! …even what colour pants to wear!

That's a medical condition I'm sure. I have no idea what it is called, but you have it without doubt

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[jumartoo]

I'm, sort of, planning our next trip. So far we don't know what day it will start, (we're awaiting a new battery delivery). I've got a rough idea of which direction we'll go and I've already got a few places in the early part that I'd like to visit. Then, it'll be down to the weather forecast as to which way we travel and the availability of good overnight stops.

We've just done three months in the north of Spain using this method. It works for us.

 

[BikerGraham]

But if they Googled an area they intend passing through, they (whoever they are) wouldn't have missed it...just a tick....That's planning....

Well technically planning but a massive difference between having a detailed itinerary etc before you go and just wandering in general but having a look on google for what is around where you have ended up.

It works for us. Been doing this since 2008 when took a motorbike and tent and went to France with the girlfriend ( now the boss). We came across some fantastic villages off the beaten track that we would have missed otherwise. So have toured that way since.

Have still done the package holidays, cruises etc too mind.

But at the end of the day we are all different and do what is right for us.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I would plan on getting g to the tunnel then that night or next morning while on the aire decide what way to goonly time I planned was booking a front line pitch in Croatia but even then no planning on getting there

 

[Carpmart]

That's a medical condition I'm sure. I have no idea what it is called, but you have it without doubt

I know, I’m sick!

Called Planalotisis I think!

 

[Barriesimpson]

We are about to embark on our Spanish Raid, from Las Palmas to Spain (yes, Canaries is Spain, but not really - we are in Africa) and have booked the ferry (obviously) and nothing else. I do have the site for the first night planned, but not booked because they do not allow booking. So we'll see how that works out.

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[LesW]

Works for us

On a motorbike I'd agree, I've done the same myself, where the riding is the holiday, not the stopping.

Having said that my first jaunt to France on a bike (45 years ago?) was with someone who 'knew' France, we had a blast, but when at home tracing our routes on a map (no satnav) I was a bit miffed to see we had passed within miles of Ouradour Sur Glane without knowing about it..

Never again.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

You should try the Putin method. Go to a place and when you get there have no idea what you're going to do next. That way your 3 day trip could last for years

 

[WESTY66]

You need some serious retraining son, for a start stop going to Krautland every year and spread your wings.

Brittany next june uncle Lenny HB thats for definite, so you’ve got some spare time over winter to give me some ideas

 

[cyberyacht]

Mostly plan outward and wing it coming back. Fairly flexible though. Six week France & Andalucia trip was 13 pre-identified stops and 10 ad-hoc ones. Usually try and do something sort of circular to avoid the same road twice.

 

[WESTY66]

I wanna be
I wanna be
I wanna be like Mike Uncle Lenny HB

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[Skez]

Are we to believe that some folk just wander about aimlessly hoping to stumble across some interesting locations?

Yep. Spot on! Beats following the crowds.

 

[WESTY66]

Are we to believe that some folk just wander about aimlessly hoping to stumble across some interesting locations?

I just can’t get my head around it either Les!!
I’ll get back to you when I retire and see if I get it then

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

I wanna be
I wanna be
I wanna be like Mike Uncle Lenny HB

Really? Have you seen him?

 

[Skez]

I’ll get back to you when I retire and see if I get it then

TBF, you need the luxury of time to be able to roll that way.

 

[Al n Val]

I plan the tunnel crossing

then when we’ve had enough I plan the return crossing

that about sums it up

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[Smudger55]

I admire those who don't plan. I'm a planner, management not. I can't drive off not knowing what we are aiming to do and worry that driving around in a 7.8m MHome without thinking of where we might stop etc might lead to PROBLEMS, especially in the UK. There are so many places you can't stop that unfortunately I have to have some outline plan in mind. Ah well, that's life. Now what was I planning to do?

 

[LesW]

Yep. Spot on! Beats following the crowds.

How do you know if you're following the crowds or not if you don't know where you're going?

 

[KASPAR]

Arrival in France date, return date, in between blind Bambi (no eye deer). Follow a road at first junction turn left.

 

[125BEER]

Tunnel out booked

Italy to Greece booked and back

Tunnel back booked

Is that too much booking.......(90 days)

Cheers

 

[Eddieb]

Me a total planner

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[RayD]

In March this year we planned our trip to France and Spain. France part of plan was fraught with difficulties as most sites were closed until April!! Got into Northern Spain and checked the weather for our route down to Seville, Cadiz, Rhonda, etc and forecast was dire!! We scrapped our plan and headed towards Zaragoza and Castellon region…blue skies and warm weather. Great trip!

 

[TwistNShout]

We have a look at weather forecasts for the time we're going to be away to get an idea of where might be good to avoid. Then we have a general area in mind, normally with a few spots we want to visit, and a planned route to get there but not normally how far each day and where to stop on the way. Then we meander.

 

[Tony50]

We book a Ferry , we know which countries we will visit, never book sites that's why we motorhome to wander where we please.

 

[Mike Hawkins]

We will be heading south through France maybe Germany and Italy in October - swmbo keeps talking about a route - but we’ve done that in the past . I have a rough route and want to find stop overs , campsites as we drift .

What level of planning do you do ?

A bit like you do. The Mrs plans (loosely) for most of the route so we have direction and after that ‘the devil takes the hindmost’!

 

[Skez]

How do you know if you're following the crowds or not if you don't know where you're going?

Because when we get there it's invariably quiet.
Last time we 'followed the crowds' was at Portofino. God, it was awful. We hated it.

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