My sister’s honeymoon to Japan this Friday is a self-planned trip. Don’t get it wrong, neither my sister or her husband can speak or read Japanese at all! But they’ll survive, haha!
These days people actually like to plan their own holiday even in totally foreign speaking countries. It is more exciting, more fun and time better utilized than joining group tours. You get to see places and sites you truly interested in, and plan the holiday itinerary according to your leisure and pleasure.
Of course, this also means you need to do your research weeks before your planned holiday. This is not a daunting task since traveling information is easily available and accessible today. Making accommodation reservation is easy too because booking online is very common now.
For instance, if you are going to North Carolina for a beach vacation, then you might want to survey rentals of the beach homes at Outer Banks, and find out which are the must-visit attractions or must-do activities. When you have all the information in hands, you are able to decide on the duration of your stay and estimate your travel cost.
I do sound like an expert in planning my own holiday, eh? Hahaha! But too bad, I’m not going anywhere far this year. Oh well, I guess I will just stay put back at home and enjoy receiving gifts from those who came back from oversea holidays. 
