Is It Better To Choose A Popular Destination Or An Undiscovered Destination?

Short answer: It doesn’t matter. Just decide where you want to go first. The goal is to pick whichever destination you’ve always wanted to see, but never did (yet). Make it your focus to go there.

Long answer

Over the years I’ve learned to break the process of booking travel down in manageable, bite-size pieces. I start with a rough estimate for a timeline: when do I want to travel, and for how long. The less precise at this point, the better. For me it usually comes down to any given quarter in a year where I want to plan a trip, for typically anywhere between three to six weeks at a time.

After setting a rough timeline, I try to familiarize myself with the available options for accommodations and their price-range in the period I want to travel. Just some basic, general information is enough at this point. Nothing is set in stone yet, and usually my plans and time period do tend to change a bit when I learn more about where I’m going and what options are available within a certain pric…