How do you all plan your trips?

[allstonsmommy]

Just curious, do you have a big binder that you use to plan each trip then have a smaller planner that you use for each specific trip? Or do you make a new binder or book for each trip??

 

[greengeen]

One for each trip and I keep them (with maps, menus, napkins and other tokens of the trip) sort of like scrapbooks.

And I keep a spreadsheet with basic details of ALL trips.

 

[RustManFan]

I personally think much of the pre-planning is overkill. No little or big planning book for me. All I do is print out a calendar and mark which park to visit each day....and mark any meals on the same calendar. Mostly we wing it!! Seems more fun and relaxing that way to me but I am well aware that some like to plan every last detail!

 

[jtanddolly]

I make a big binder for 8.5x11 sheets for planning that I start anywhere from 1 year to 6 months out from the trip. It is especially helpful for making dining reservations, planning extra events, etc.

Then I have a smaller book with 4x6 sheets for the trip that I can throw in a backpack and have for things like restaurant confirmation #'s, photopass information, park information, postcards, gifts, budgets, flight info, car rental info, resort/hotel info, etc. You can find my pages in the link in my signature.

 

[allstonsmommy]

Then I have a smaller book with 4x6 sheets for the trip that I can throw in a backpack and have for things like restaurant confirmation #'s, photopass information, park information, postcards, gifts, budgets, flight info, car rental info, resort/hotel info, etc. You can find my pages in the link in my signature.[/QUOTE]

I really like your book! It doesn't come up for me in 4x6 though, it's in 8x10. Any ideas on how to make it smaller?

 

[jtanddolly]

Then I have a smaller book with 4x6 sheets for the trip that I can throw in a backpack and have for things like restaurant confirmation #'s, photopass information, park information, postcards, gifts, budgets, flight info, car rental info, resort/hotel info, etc. You can find my pages in the link in my signature.

I really like your book! It doesn't come up for me in 4x6 though, it's in 8x10. Any ideas on how to make it smaller?[/QUOTE]

Are you sure you are looking at the right pages?

These are my 4x6 pages that I use during the vacation:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/5izEawIF/4x6_Travel_Pages.html

and these are my 8.5x11 pages that I use for planning starting anywhere from 12-6 months out:
http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/6uGavNo1/sharing.html?rnd=78