How to create the perfect travel plan

Meet the mentor

Marcela Gonzalez

Marce Traveler

Soy Marcela, una Colombiana de 31 años viviendo en Barcelona. Soy administrador a de Empresas de profesión, pero viajera de corazón. En el 2014 dejé mi trabajo de escritorio como Coordinadora de Compras en Colombia, para irme a Estados Unidos como Au Pair en el estado de Rhode Island y Carolina del Norte. Luego en el 2016 me mudé a Nueva York a estudiar y vivir en mi ciudad soñada 2 años. En 2018 decidí tomar mi mochila, dejar los prejuicios y miedos e irme a viajar sola por 7 meses haciendo voluntariados por el mundo. Inicié mi recorrido en Rusia donde viví el mundial de futbol, pasando por Turquía, Grecia, España y finalmente México. Ahora estoy haciendo mi vida en Barcelona la cual me acogió y es mi nuevo hogar desde abril de 2019. En mi cuenta de Instagram @marcetraveler y blog marcetraveler.com comparto mis experiencias migrando a otros países y muchos otros tips de viaje.

What you’ll learn:

Choosing a destination and dates
Picking your transportation
The best choices for accommodation
Selecting activities and putting together your route

7 lessons • 58min

How to create the perfect travel plan - Introduction

Welcome to this Worldpackers Academy course! I’m Marcela González of @marcetraveler, and we’ll be sharing this space together over the course of the next 5 lessons.

2min

Choosing your destination and dates

We’ll learn how to choose our destinations and travel dates, discussing different scenarios and providing a guide of things to review before making a decision.

5min

Picking your transportation

We’ll discuss the best transportation options for your trip and various tools to determine them. We’ll also talk about different flight search tools and a very useful program.

12min

Searching for accommodation - part 1

We’ll talk about the types of accommodation you can find, look at the safest and most reliable booking sites, and also mention possibilities for free lodging.

12min

Searching for accommodation - part 2

I’ll give you various things to keep in mind when reserving your accommodation, and a step-by-step guide to choosing an ideal place to stay.

4min

Selecting activities and putting together your route

We’ll discuss the available resources to find activities to do, and the steps to take to plan your daily routes.

13min

Final steps and feedback

Thanks for making it all this way, I hope that this course has been very useful for you. You can leave your comments about the course in the comments box, and explore more courses that other content creators have for you in the WP Academy.

10min

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Top Endorsements

21 I learned how to plan my trip

15 I discovered useful tools and materials

13 I learned new technical skills

7 I learned basic concepts

6 I learned advanced concepts

5 It brought me more self-awareness

Franco Argentina

I have learned great tools to travel!

3 months ago

Milagro Colombia

Muchas gracias por tu ayuda

4 months ago

Raissa Belgium

This was a very thorough planning process , with easy to follow steps. I really appreciated the extra tools ex apps , that were shared. highly recommend !

5 months ago

Joana Brazil

Ótimo curso, muito util!!

6 months ago

María Mariana Mexico

I learn how to plan my trip, I highly recommend it.

7 months ago

Thiago Brazil

bom curso

7 months ago

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