Your style of planning and booking trips is likely, it seems, to fall into one of two categories: a detailed planner (sometimes, incredibly, almost over-the-top detailed - in my humble opinion!) or a more spontaneous, make a few arrangements and then just see what happens. 
In Episode 221 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I speak with two travellers who are very dedicated to the detailed planning version, and since my nature is of the opposite type, I find it fascinating to hear what they have to say.
First up, Bob Dimenna describes his kind of planning and research and there are ideas that have literally never occurred to me amongst Bob's gems. Next, I speak with Karen Emanuel, a self-confessed meticulous planner, who does admit to a couple of down sides to this tendency.
And finally, since we're talking booking, I include a section from my recent chat with Nissy Astassi of Expedia, and she gives me a couple of useful booking tips.
Links:

Poll on planning or being spontaneous to travel - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers/permalink/1146005029197932/ 
Episode 128 - Travelling Planning & Research - https://notaballerina.com/128
Bob DiMenna from The Travelers Blueprint podcast - https://thetravelersblueprint.com
Karen Emanuel of Jicaro Island Lodge in Nicaragua  https://www.jicarolodge.com
Nissy Atassi at Expedia -  https://www.expedia.com 
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/221
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