How to Plan a Trip

Planning your trip can be a lot of work! Where do you start? What’s step one? What’s step two? What’s step three? Fret not! This page will give you all the best resources I have for planning your trip from start to finish. These posts go into the nuts and bolts of planning. They will teach you what to do first, second, and third. They will teach you how to narrow down your travel choices, know where to get legit information on the web (besides here), and help you avoid the newbie mistakes I made in the beginning!

MY FAVORITE TRAVEL RESOURCES

Below are my favorite companies to use when I travel. They are always my starting point when I need to book a flight, accommodation, tour, or vehicle!

• Skyscanner – Skyscanner is my favorite flight search engine. It searches small websites and budget airlines that larger search sites tend to miss. It is hands-down the number one place to start.


• Going.com – Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) finds incredible flight deals and sends them directly to your inbox. If you’re flexible with your dates and destinations, you can score some amazing deals and save hundreds of dollars in the process!


• Hostelworld – This is the best hostel accommodation site out there, with the largest inventory, best search interface, and widest availability.


• Booking.com – The best all-around booking site. It constantly provides the cheapest and lowest rates and has the widest selection of budget accommodation. In all my tests, it’s always had the cheapest rates out of all the booking websites.


• Take Walks – Walks offers in-depth history, food, and cultural tours in cities around the world. Its small-group tours offer exclusive behind-the-scenes access other companies can’t get and use really incredible and knowledgeable guides. I can’t recommend them enough.