How to Plan Your Travel Itinerary | Travel Like a Pro Pt. 2

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0:31 - Google Doc Tour
1:23 - How to Research for Travel
5:50 - Organize by Location
7:12 - Planning Your Daily Itinerary
10:12 - Planning Transportation
12:02 - Phone, Data & Internet

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Filmed & Edited by Aileen Xu

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Aileen Xu
PO Box 296
Brea, CA 92822

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// A B O U T

I’m Aileen, a lifestyle blogger sharing knowledge and inspiration on creating your dream life.

Lavendaire is my blog about personal growth + lifestyle design. Follow along and learn how you can create a life you love.

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[TaeNoodle]

im not even travelling but you gave me the motivation to plan out my entire life

[christinamariemoney]

it can be super over whelming to plan a travel itinerary! My friend and i planned a trip to europe all by ourselves and it was very time consuming! Thanks for the tips :)

[vrushie]

I loved your Google Doc! I also love researching so that I can have an itinerary ready for my trip. But I usually keep about 2-3 days free for unplanned on the go activities or to just revisit places and hang out in areas that I really loved and want more of! :) Thanks for another content-heavy video! <3

[sisogelpichurrillos]

You should also take into account opening hours of monuments, museums and shops when you are planning your itinerary so you don't plan to go visit a museum on a day that it's closed or right before it closes for the day.

[marsallaking]

Great tips! I️ went to Tokyo last year and planned the trip. It was quite time consuming. I️ employed all the tips you suggested except Google maps. I️ probably should have, it would’ve made traveling from one spot to another more streamlined. On another note, I️ would add that researching the culture and tips from travelers who’ve visited your intended destination was quite helpful. I️ knew how to use the subway and to get a subway card before going to Tokyo; Tokyo doesn’t have trash cans on the street, so I’d have to carry any trash I️ had until I️ got to a store or restaurant; and that you get great photos of Mt. Fuji while in the Hakone area when the weather is clear.

[kmcrain]

Thank you for these videos. I am planning my first solo trip to London and Paris and these tips will help me with my planning. 👍🏾

[azlifah]

I went to Japan the past May and this is is exactly how I plan. I'm going again to Japan next Nov so this video will be a nice reminder when I start planning again.

[niharikamishra]

Wow💕💕one more informative



You always come with something fantastic💖
Love you best morning stuff watching you #Aileen you dear💝

[SabrinaBenaa]

Omg perfect timing, Aileen! I am actually going to Tokyo this week!! :) Any fun places/food you recommend?

[MsAlexCCS]

You're so organized! Thanks for this video! Truly have helped me a lot for planning my next trip this summer 2019 <3

[mariajoao]

I wish you made like a doc for those of us who are less organize :D that would be lovely

[regina]

Thank you. Where did you find the weather forecast posted in this video?

[xcarmy]

I'm going to Tokyo sgooon. Would be so cool if you could share your itinerary with us. Would love some pointers on where some good places to go as well as eat!!!!  Thanks

[korezine]

Planning our trip to Korea on September! I've been putting off planning bc I don't know where to star. These two vids are really helpful to help me know where to start. Love them. Super helpful💜

[vbgcfan]

I always find your advice super useful, but about travelling, I couldn't disagree more with your planning system 😅
I used to plan my trips quite a bit, like you, but now I don't plan much. Yes, I was seeing all the 'have to see' and I was bragging on social media with my pictures. But I was not actually 'living' the place, I was not properly exploring. The best experiences I have now when travelling is when we have a day completely unplanned and we just decide on the day what to do, usually we pick a random non-touristy neighbourhood and we go walk around and see how people live, where people shop, we eat in unknown local delicious and cheap restaurant...
I'm about to go to New Zealand for three months and I can't wait to wake up and decide where I feel like driving the van on that day.
Of course different things work for different people, but I just wanted to comment this in case somebody is watching your video and getting stressed about having to plan so much in detail.
If you're reading this and you feel overwhelmed about trip planning: relax, you don't need to. It will be fun anyway 😃

[justinemccabe]

Hi Aileen.

This video and the first video were extremely helpful!!! Thank you so much!!! This has been really helpful in organising my, hopefully, one way ticket to Japan next year.
- Another tip for itinerary is looking at travel Youtubers. I enjoy watching 'internationally ME' her videos are very informative, she includes directions and prices, and they are fun to watch. She covers everything from food to different activities in very different areas of Japan.

Thank you,

Justine.

[gmt]

Japan has WiFi now? When I was there in 2011, only Starbucks had WiFi. One hotel had no internet, and another gave me a LAN cable. 😜🤣🇯🇵🍙

[jenniferdelacruz]

hi, loved this video, and i will be taking your advice to create my itinerary for japan. I will be travelling there in 2 weeks, I had one question is it necessary to purchase the JR Rail pass? Im going for a week i only had one day trip planned to Kyoto and i really want to visit tokyo disney, any suggestions will be helpful. thanks

[mrsmarshmallow]

this video is helpful!! I just wanted to say something that when you're shopping make sure that the amount of stuff you buy gets fitted in your travel bag or else you'll have to buy another bag or keep carrying them in your hands which i don't really prefer doing, but yeah I hope this helped!

[dianekeetan]

I love how you added the weather forecast. How do you do that on google documents? I’ve been trying to figure it out! I adore this video, using your idea to plan my trip to Vancouver in January. Taking a trip to Japan in September 2018