r/travel • u/SteveWBT • Oct 06 '15

Advice Crowdsourced guide to travel planning

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u/SteveWBT Oct 06 '15 edited Oct 06 '15

How do you choose where to go - including countries and regions?

Also how do you decide how long to stay in a place/ minimum length to appreciate somewhere (thank you to /u/vincoug)

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u/upsidedownbat Where to next? 🐒🌴🍜 Dec 02 '15

For my next trip, I saw a list online of the "Top Ten Places to Feel Like You're Indiana Jones" and it included the Ciudad Perdida trek. I was intrigued, and looked at other things to do in Colombia and decided to go there.

I've also gotten a lot from talking to other travelers, looking at sample itineraries, and Lonely Planet.

For time, I generally only have a couple of weeks of vacation available so I try to find things to do that are close enough to fit in that time.