> Trips tend to be centered around the place you're going to, with experiences you can only have at that place, and nowhere else.

For me, because I'm traveling as a family of 4, the cost of any trip is significant. We did a Japan/Taiwan trip this past winter and the total cost with flights was probably in the $12-14k range. At this level of expense, I'm going to plan as many of the high level details as possible to really maximize that experience and reduce headaches in the moment of travel.

It was definitely a trip. We spent three days on a train and saw scenery. We saw some local sights but were relaxed about it and yes we spent a lot of time chilling in the hostel.

We couldn’t have had that experience elsewhere.

We also met other travelers.