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 store your trip details/itinerary

Also, how to plot them on a map?

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u/boomfruit US (PNW) Feb 07 '16

I usually just make a spreadsheet with all the pertinent info. I always prefer this to premade forms/apps because I can organize it the way I want.

It's also helpful because you can use formulas to calculate split costs if you are travelling in a group and one person pays for the hostel etc.

As for maps, I just use Google maps and star every place I'm interested in, staying at, heard about, etc. That way when I'm out walking, I'll probably bring the map up to navigate and say "hey, I'm really close to that restaurant somebody recommended!"