{"id":8356,"date":"2016-04-28T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=8356"},"modified":"2024-06-18T07:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:38:12","slug":"design-destiny-choose-travel-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/design-destiny-choose-travel-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Design or Destiny: How to Choose Travel Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i>This post about choosing travel destinations is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1WsFoOh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">KAYAK<\/a>. All musings and opinions are of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/welcome-professional-hobo\/\">The Professional Hobo<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you choose travel destinations when the world is your oyster? Pick an activity you like and find all the places in the world to do it? Go wherever the flights are cheapest? Create a mission to visit all the \u201cx\u201d places in the world (such as wonders of the world)? Or just spin the globe with your eyes closed and drop your finger?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They say the world is small (and in many ways it is), but when it comes to choosing travel destinations, the world can suddenly appear very, very big, and the task very, very daunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to discover how I choose my own travel destinations, with some advice for how you can do it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This post was originally published in 2016. It has since been updated for accuracy of links and content.<\/em><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Destiny<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been lucky for the last 10+ years of my travel lifestyle. Only a few times have I been \u201cstuck\u201d for what to do next or where to go <i>(For musings on one of these occasions, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-paralysis-of-choice\/\">The Paralysis of Choice<\/a>)<\/i>. For the most part, with a dose of patience and flexibility, my travel destinations have chosen me rather than the other way around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when I began my full-time travels, I had designs on Costa Rica, but for some reason couldn&#8217;t bring myself to book the ticket. This worked out well since an opportunity came up instead for me to spend the summer in the Rocky Mountains. After that, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/travel-tips-resources\/get-free-accommodation-around-world\/\">volunteer\/work-trade gig<\/a> arose in Hawaii \u2013 a place I hadn&#8217;t really considered visiting, but one that ended up being serendipitous in a number of ways. Then it was a trip through SE Asia, then a sponsored trip in Australia, and then a tv show in New Zealand. And on and on it went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was much more by destiny than design that my travels have continued to evolve over the years. But I also believe that destiny is a moving target, and it&#8217;s important to continue to keep your eyes open for new opportunities. <i>(See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/destiny-is-a-direction\/\">Destiny is a Direction<\/a>)<\/i><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flexing the Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I met a girl the other day who is on an open-ended trip around the world. She has been in Peru almost two months, but only recently discovered (and fell in love with) the area where I&#8217;ve been living. She was complaining that she doesn&#8217;t want to move on in a few days as scheduled. I asked her if she has any solid plans or dates in her upcoming itinerary that curtails her flexibility \u2013 nothing. So I encouraged her to consider flexing her plan to take advantage of this place that has become special to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the best travel plans are loose ones. Even with limited vacation time, packing too many things into your itinerary might mean missing some of the local gems that you couldn&#8217;t have anticipated or researched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, during my recent trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/ireland-in-photos\/\">Ireland with Mum<\/a>, we had an itinerary of places to stay, but we made sure not to commit to anything else. We had ideas, but no plans. This worked out fabulously; how could we have anticipated that our B&amp;B host in Kilarney would give us such fabulous day-trip recommendations that we hadn&#8217;t considered? And if we had too many firm plans, we wouldn&#8217;t have been able to flex them to visit the seaside town of Doolin to meet and listen to an Irish musician my Mum knew through a friend.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, despite our best intentions, a beacon of light <i>doesn&#8217;t<\/i> emerge from the sky with a glorious travel opportunity or other form of guidance that dictates our next travel destination. In this case, it&#8217;s time to design our destiny with some research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The folks at KAYAK recently made me aware of their <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1TuDjyV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Summer Travel Hacker Guide<\/a>&nbsp;and I spent quite some time browsing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They looked within their billion or so annual searches to give you, me, and other travelers wondering where to go this summer some solid recommendations. With top trending <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qXD4D1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1N2G77k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Summer Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1SMD3eJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter in Summer Destinations<\/a> (for southern hemisphere locations), and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rkzZNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Friday Destinations<\/a>&nbsp;(for weekend warriors), there is something for everybody on this list, with lots of food for thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For each destination, they list the best times to book airfare (and median costs), median hotel rates (and top trending hotels), and tips on what to expect at each destination (including average temperature and rainfall). And for Canadian readers who have suffered a hit on the value of the dollar, these guides can even help you maximize the low dollar by finding travel destinations where and when your money can go a little farther.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My own life and travel plans have been thrown into flux once again (more on this in another post), so I have personally enjoyed browsing the KAYAK 2016 Summer Travel Hacker Guide for inspiration of where to go next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><b>Where do you want to go this summer? And is design or destiny dictating your choice? <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you choose your travel destinations? 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