My Toxic Trait

My toxic trait is assuming everyone plans smooth trips all by themselves.

I forget the missed connections, wrong hotels, hours lost comparing options, and the quiet stress that builds when one person carries the planning. I forget this partly because I enjoy planning. Most people do not.

When imposter syndrome creeps in and I wonder why anyone would use a travel advisor, I just have to look at the trips around me. A traveler realizing too late their passport did not meet expiration requirements. Another delaying a trip because their passport never arrived. Someone abandoning a hotel on arrival because it looked nothing like the photos. A traveler flying while seriously ill because they could not afford extra nights or rebooking fees. Entire trips canceled with non-refundable losses because insurance felt optional. Red eye flights booked on the wrong day. “Money saving” routes that turned into hours long border waits.

These are not rare mistakes or bad luck. They are predictable outcomes of planning without visibility into rules, risks, and tradeoffs people do not know to look for.

The irony is that many of these trips cost the same or more than a professionally planned version would have. The difference is that the cost was hidden, showing up as stress, wasted time, and disappointment instead of a line item.

Good planning is not about luxury. It is about flow.
My toxic trait was assuming smooth travel just happens.
It does not. It is designed.

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