[014] Ask HPL: How Do I Plan a Multi-Country Trip Itinerary?

Posted by Brooke on Oct 07 2015

Abby is unsure of how to go about planning her upcoming trip itinerary when she can’t find any sample itineraries online.

This answer could easily take an hour to answer, but instead I give her a few quick tips that can guide her along in planning her multi-country trip itinerary. Plus, an extra resource of where you can ask other female travelers for travel tips.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

Three methods of planning a multi-country itinerary
Why you may consider looser planned itineraries

Planning this trip in 2012 was a bit of a nightmare, but it had to be done. First, the visas and flights had to be booked/secured. Then more detailed destination-specific travel plans could happen. A lot of research and a lot of time breaking it all down.

Tour Itineraries to Use as a Guide:

Intrepid Travel: Spain, Portugal & Morocco
Intrepid Travel: Highlights of Spain
Intrepid Travel: Marrakech to Barcelona
Viator: Best 6-Night Morocco Tour from Malaga: Fez, Meknes, Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier*
Viator: Best 12-Day Morocco and South of Spain Tour from Madrid*

*This post contains affiliate links.

Resources for This Episode:

The Main in Seat 61 – An amazing travel travel resource.
HPL’s Train Travel Resource Guide
HPLWorld Community
US Passports and International Travel – A good place for Americans to research visa requirements for international trips.
Abby’s Website: Humanitribe.com

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Written by Brooke

I run the show at Her Packing List and love packing ultralight. In fact, I once traveled for 3 entire weeks with just the contents of a well-packed 12L handbag. When I'm not obsessing over luggage weight, I'm producing episodes of The UnPacking List or just snuggling with my pet rabbit, Sherlock Bunz.

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