Some of the things factoring into planning my big trip:
My sisters aren’t retired, so can only get away certain weeks (understandable)
My retired friends have families with demands on their time (of course)
Several of my friends have already booked other trips, but want to join me at come point on my travels (I get that)
I have a conference in Montreal I want to attend in mid-July (my choice)
And what is quite possibly the biggest challenge of all? People who think they’re being accommodating with sentences like: “Oh, anytime works for me.” “I don’t care where I go.” “There’s nothing in particular I want to see, you choose.” In my Scotland blog, I talked about one of my visitors, a woman I didn’t really know well, who turned out to be one of the best guests. This was because, while she was easy-going and accommodating, she started our visit by saying, “You know what I’d really like to do while I’m here?” And proceeded to list 3 or 4 perfectly do-able, interesting-sounding, activities. Now that’s actually helpful!