You deserve it. Ask the Expert Rob Sangster Rob has traveled in more than 100 countries and all seven continents. His wanderlust has lured him all over Asia, Central America, about half of the countries in Africa and South America, the Pacific Islands, most of Western and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and throughout the United States. My answer is that both will result in unsatisfying trips. Somewhat reluctantly I've had to acknowledge that winging it works poorly for international travel.
Good planning is as essential as making adjustments on the road is inevitable.
The longer the trip and the more remote the destinations, the greater the price a traveler pays for not planning carefully and not doing the grunt-work research. Planning is a learning process that prepares you to appreciate fully what you'll be experiencing. Without it, you miss too much of what the world has to offer. Let's focus first on the itinerary. Drafting Your Itinerary 1.