I’m going on my first overseas trip with my girlfriend since we started dating. I worked hard all last year to earn and save money for this trip. It will be our first international trip ever, and I want to make it perfect, memorable, and the best trip of our lives.
I’ve read countless articles online to ensure everything is perfect. It felt overwhelming to the point that my head started to hurt. Fortunately, I found an article that provided a detailed guideline, and it seemed like the perfect guide. My girlfriend and I have been following it, and it has been very helpful so far.
However, I decided to come to this community to seek additional guidance, advice, and tips from you all, just in case the article missed something important. My girlfriend and I would greatly appreciate any travel tips, advice, and guidance you have, as this is our first trip abroad together.
This is what has worked for me but only really applies if you’re a certain kind of couple. Also kinda depends on how long you’re going for and which country/countries you’re visiting… Personally I think it’s easy to over plan and we both hate working to strict itineraries. Strip you plan back to bare bones, book any internal travel and a few hotels along the way but don’t book all your accommodation, so you can be flexible. Talk to locals and other travellers to get tips on what’s on and general local knowledge. Do your research so you have a priority list of things you’d like to do/see. Pin all this on Google maps. Make it an adventure rather than a sanitised trawl through tourist spots.