For quite some time, I’ve had this idea of adding road trip planner service to my blog and preparing custom travel itineraries for independent travelers. Many people now are discovering the joys of travelling on their own with no travel agencies, no group packages, no bus tours and no guides. Though not a rocket science, preparing a travel itinerary might become quite challenging as it requires a lot of research, organizational and logistics skills, but most importantly – time, the true luxury which we strive to spend sparingly.

It is always easier said than done and the road trip planner idea has yet to be implemented. In the meantime, I’ve decided to come up with this sample step by step guide to help anyone organize an amazing self-guided voyage with no sweat. Well, there will be some sweat anyways, but it’s all good exciting stuff, believe me!

The key to awesome travels, by the way, is not the perfect itinerary. The key is the attitude. Positive, open-minded and laidback. Treat any obstacle, any trouble or any inconvenience along the way like an adventure and there you have it – your awesome travel experience! Not perfect. But exhilarating, fulfilling and hard to forget.

Books I read in December: 
Strugatsky “Roadside Picnic”;
Jojo Moyes “Me Before You”;
Sergei Dovlatov “Pushkin Hills”;
Haruki Murakami “Kafka on the Shore”.

Books I read in April: 
Andrzej Sapkowski “The witcher. Time of Contempt”;
François Rabelais “Gargantua and Pantagruel”;
Narine Abgaryan “People who always stay with me”;
Tove Jansson “Moominland Midwinter”.

I am a highly sensitive and susceptible fellow traveller. No country or city has ever failed to impress me. I do feel wows and awes left and right, as long as I am in a new place. Any place. That being said, Cuba made quite a unique impression on me - ambivalent, with bitter aftertaste, yet so touching and heart-warming.

Books I read in December: 
Ray Bradbury “Dandelion Wine”;
Richard Bach “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”;
J.D. Salinger “The Catcher in the Rye”;
Tove Jansson “Finn Family Moomintroll”.

Planning to visit Bora Bora and wondering if there is anything else to do except for sipping coconut cocktails on the beach and turning occasionally from one side to the other? Dear weirdos, for whom such dream vacation doesn't seem enticing enough, take a peek into my list of awesome adventurous activities that will make you long for those simple lazy beach pleasures. 😅