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Popsie
Aug 28, 2013Explorer
It seems that the upside to reservations is that you feel confident that you have a campground/RV Park committed to providing you with a space and you won't have to scramble at the last minute to find somewhere to stay.
It seems that the downsides to making reservations are that if you get to the place you've reserved and it's unsuitable for some reason, you have to pay for that place (you've given a credit card number to reserve the spot) even though you don't end up using it, and then pay for the place you do end up staying. Or, as you drive to the place you've reserved, you pass by a wonderful looking place with vacancies but you end up staying at the less desirable place because you have already committed to and payed for it.
BTW, our personal history - DW used to be a total control freak (don't tell her I said so), and every trip had to be planned and reserved down to the last detail. On one trip, I convinced her to let me be in charge and take us on an unplanned driving trip. It was going well, but we arrived in Stockholm during the week that they were holding an annual Fall Fashion Show. There were no hotel rooms available within 100 miles. DW was in an "I told you so" panic. We parked and I called and made a ferry reservation to Helsinki for that evening and we spent the rest of the day sightseeing. About 7pm, we drove to the ferry dock and boarded our car. We had a nice dinner, watched the sunset, and slept peacefully in our stateroom. In the morning we disembarked and spent a week in Helsinki and environs. Then we took the ferry back to Stockholm (after the fashion show was over), and spent a week in Stockholm. Our original thought was to visit Northern Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, but we were very happy that we added Finland. Anyway, ever since, DW has been very open to taking the route less planned.
It seems that the downsides to making reservations are that if you get to the place you've reserved and it's unsuitable for some reason, you have to pay for that place (you've given a credit card number to reserve the spot) even though you don't end up using it, and then pay for the place you do end up staying. Or, as you drive to the place you've reserved, you pass by a wonderful looking place with vacancies but you end up staying at the less desirable place because you have already committed to and payed for it.
BTW, our personal history - DW used to be a total control freak (don't tell her I said so), and every trip had to be planned and reserved down to the last detail. On one trip, I convinced her to let me be in charge and take us on an unplanned driving trip. It was going well, but we arrived in Stockholm during the week that they were holding an annual Fall Fashion Show. There were no hotel rooms available within 100 miles. DW was in an "I told you so" panic. We parked and I called and made a ferry reservation to Helsinki for that evening and we spent the rest of the day sightseeing. About 7pm, we drove to the ferry dock and boarded our car. We had a nice dinner, watched the sunset, and slept peacefully in our stateroom. In the morning we disembarked and spent a week in Helsinki and environs. Then we took the ferry back to Stockholm (after the fashion show was over), and spent a week in Stockholm. Our original thought was to visit Northern Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, but we were very happy that we added Finland. Anyway, ever since, DW has been very open to taking the route less planned.
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