I leave at the end of this week for 10 days in the Bahamas to film sharks and lionfish control. It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing so my planning began a few weeks before.
I did a three month trip circling the North and South Pacific back in 2001 and did only a bit of planning for that trip (buying an air consolidator's ticket for all flights and booking a place in Hong Kong and Cairns). The rest of the details (locations within each destination country, accommodations, dive operators, etc.) was all done when I arrived in each destination city and based on what I heard from other travelers. Of course that was largely a backpacking style trip. The entire cost was $4,500 including ALL airfare, accommodations, meals, diving, gifts, etc.
I am currently planning a 4-6 week trip to the Philippines (with a possible side trip to Tokyo) in April and have been planning that for about a month now, so 3+ months of prior planning but the details still have to be worked out.
I did a three month trip circling the North and South Pacific back in 2001 and did only a bit of planning for that trip (buying an air consolidator's ticket for all flights and booking a place in Hong Kong and Cairns). The rest of the details (locations within each destination country, accommodations, dive operators, etc.) was all done when I arrived in each destination city and based on what I heard from other travelers. Of course that was largely a backpacking style trip. The entire cost was $4,500 including ALL airfare, accommodations, meals, diving, gifts, etc.
I am currently planning a 4-6 week trip to the Philippines (with a possible side trip to Tokyo) in April and have been planning that for about a month now, so 3+ months of prior planning but the details still have to be worked out.