Unwinding in the old world

“You travel well,” said Maria, the woman who ran the B&B where I stayed in Sardinia. When someone who basically talks to travelers all the time says something like that, it’s a compliment you don’t want to take lightly. The comment came while we were talking about my plans for after I left the B&B and went to Cagliari. Maria asked me what I planned to do with the car after I got to town. I knew I wouldn’t need it in town and my plan was to drive to Barumini to see the Nuraghe, come back to Cagliari, check in to my hotel, then drop off the car. I answered, “I’m going to drop off the car when I arrive.” It was then that she made the comment.

Planning, or not, as the case may be

I don’t usually plan a trip beyond booking a flight and place to stay. In the few weeks before I leave, I usually start looking at activities on Expedia or somewhere, and if I find something I like that requires tickets, I’ll book it, but generally I’m just wandering around when I get somewhere. I like an organic experience and I think maybe I don’t want to feel scheduled and planning is scheduling so I avoid it and it all seems to work out in the end, although when I went to New York City in 2016, I totally forgot to visit the Empire State Building.