Many people take a trip without fully considered plan. Some prefer this way saying that they can meet many unpredicted situation, which make them feel exciting. In my opinion, however, well-planned trip is highly recommended because it is safe and saves time and money.
There is nothing more important than safety when a person travels. This is because trip should provide people with entertainment, not with danger. When I was in college, a sudden idea of traveling to Japan flashed into my mind. The next day, I packed my bag and left for Japan. There, I had a difficulty finding food and a place to sleep and communicating with residents. I even lost my way in the middle of Tokyo where many crimes happen at night. Since I was completely ignorant of information of the country and language, I just came back to my country two days later, tired and exhausted. After that experience, I never take a trip without careful plan.
Learning from that personal experience, I made a schedule for a trip to Europe last year. With a great deal of information I had about Europe, I could spend my time very efficiently, it taking me a month to see around the whole nations. Later on, I was very surprised to hear the news of my friend, who spent over three months to travel around Europe, even though there was nothing different between my trip and his one. In this respect, well-prepared trip is very advantageous for a person to save his or her precious time.
Not only that, I could save a huge amount of money during trip to Europe. Before going there, I carefully searched information such as transportation fee, the cheapest accommodation and traditional food with reasonable price as much as possible. Surprisingly, I spent only three thousand dollars, touring all about Europe, enjoying delicious food and comfortable shelters. Compared to my case, my friend who also traveled alone to Europe, spent 'seven thousand dollars', which was over twice as much money as I spent. In this sense, well-planned trip also reduce the cost.
In summary, I absolutely prefer traveling with specific schedule in an attempt to enjoy much safer, time and cost saving trip. Some people might refute my point saying that there are always exceptions that a person cannot anticipate while taking a trip. However, they have to remember the old saying that goes, "To be prepared is to have no anxiety". That is, preparation is more important than any other thing when doing activities.
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