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    How do you plan these out? Do you do minimal preparations, like booking an hotel, getting the tickets, making sure you've got some money and then just wing it (pun accidental)?

    Or do you meticulously plan out many activities, spend several hours learning the basics of the language (or several hours making weird bird sounds if going to Canada) and culture, learn what numbers to call police and such, and make sure you've got more than enough money for all activities and any emergencies?

    You can also fall outside or in the middle of these two examples, but please share your vacation preparation styles.

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    More like the first option, but it depends on how much time I have, how familiar I am with the place I'm going to, and how many things I already know I want to see.

    For instance, the first time I went to Rome, there was so much I wanted to see, and they have crazy opening/closing times, that I spent a lot of time planning precisely what I was going to do and when.
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    Quote Originally Posted by discojoe View Post
    How do you plan these out? Do you do minimal preparations, like booking an hotel, getting the tickets, making sure you've got some money and then just wing it (pun accidental)?

    Or do you meticulously plan out many activities, spend several hours learning the basics of the language (or several hours making weird bird sounds if going to Canada) and culture, learn what numbers to call police and such, and make sure you've got more than enough money for all activities and any emergencies?

    You can also fall outside or in the middle of these two examples, but please share your vacation preparation styles.

    Not sure why I'm posting this in Gamma, lol.
    More the first... Actually probably totally the first, although I tend to want to do the second but then get sidetracked and never have enough time (or sustained interest) to get around to it.

    For instance, I'm leaving town in 3 hours, and still haven't packed. (Although I have thought about packing, and sort of know what I'm going to pack - since it's not much I'm being lazy. )

    I don't like having an itinerary though - vacations are for relaxing, not forced fun. If there's something special I want to do I'll plan for it, but most of my time is open.

    This might not be applicable forever since I'm not 100% out on my own yet - I might do more of the second when I move out on my own and can't slack off as much (without many penalties).
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    Vacations? What is vacations?

    Oh, it's that time when I'm not getting paid. I am very carefully planning to avoid such periods. However, sometimes that is unavoidable (i.e. I have to get home between assignments, if for nothing else then to transport my stuff.) Forced vacations are especially bad: at such times, I am at home, minimizing my expenses, working on getting an assignment ASAP.

    However, when I was an employee (long time ago) I did only the minimal planning, apart from having a place to stay, a way to get there and back, and enough funds on hand.
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    i just make sure i can get there, how to get there and try to not miss my travel method. once im there i figure there's a lot you'll learn to do from the locals and such so it's good to be flexible and go in with no expectations. you can't get disappointed
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    I'm the kind of person who gets anxious and over-prepares. Since my Ni only sees possibilities, but doesn't seem to filter any of them, I try to prepare for all kinds of disasters, with the exception of activities that I have a lot of experience doing, since I know what to expect.

    The great thing about traveling with an ENTj is that I'd be able to rely on their Ni for the foresight to not worry so much, and they'd be able to rely on my sometimes annoying Se for direction on what to do. When I first met Joy in Fort Lolerdale, it was the first time either of us had been there, and I provided the "push" to walk around and see the city (we covered several miles on foot, and did a boat tour, which was cool) and she provided lots of fun commentary about what we were seeing that stimulated me.

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    It depends. I try to memorize roughly the map of the city and the locations of the main things I want to see, as well as the time of opening-closing of what I want to see. Then when I get there I decide what to do, depending also on whether I'm alone or with a travel partner.
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    Quote Originally Posted by discojoe View Post
    she provided lots of fun commentary about what we were seeing that stimulated me.
    That's exactly what I tend to do when walking into a new town with someone, some people have called it my "going into tourist guide mode". Relieved to know ESIs really appreciate it. That's precisely how I behaved when walking through Rome with an ESI.
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