I'm with you. Due to the distances and costs of overseas travel from Australia, we need to approach each trip as if we'll never be back to that area. So I do lots of background reading, which I enjoy immensely, then plan a rough itinerary. We usually know where we'll stay each night but keep the days flexible. I take along information about a range of options, and we may do some, all, or none of them, depending on how we feel at the time. It works well for us.

Cheers, Sally in rainy Sydney