More travelling goodness!

So I was thinking (again, I know - shocker!). Seriously though, if you were to travel would you prefer a pre-planned itinerary or would you just free ball the whole thing? As a kid I was never the trip planner of the family, because obviously my parents took care of that role - so I just went with whatever they wanted. Now that I think about it, I don't think they planned anything past which hotel we'd stay at and for how long. And we had a damn good time!

So is there any real use for a trip planner? Someone that researches everything beforehand and plans down to the very detail, keeping everyone on a tight schedule - to the MINUTE? What's the fun of a holiday if you can't relax because you're getting up at 6AM just to 'make the most of it'? Is this a resort, or boot camp?!

The last time I went on holiday, my friend and I divided up the role of trip planner, she taking care of booking the flights and me booking the hotel rooms. Once we were there, we worked together on plans for activities, and flew by the seat of our pants. Since we're all laid back, we agreed quickly, set about our day and did whatever we wanted.

Save for the dirty sheets and crappy room condition, thus leading to the inability to consummate the holiday, it was one of the best holidays I'd ever had!!!