In July of this year, C will be turning 30. For some reason everyone celebrates that particular age, like it’s some gateway to becoming old or something.
So we are set to prove he isn’t old yet. Not yet anyway.
To celebrate in style we decided we would go overseas. Of course, there will be the family affair, but after that it’s on a plane and bye bye Australia, hello Thailand!
At this stage the plan is to be there for two weeks. The list of things we are thinking of doing are:
The scariest part of all is the size of the group that’s going. We have opened up the invitation to friends and family, and at this stage we expect the group to be somewhere in the vicinity of 10-20 people. That’s a lot of people, and a lot of cooks in the kitchen if you know what I mean. There are people that have been to Thailand before, and are quite opinionated on what we should or shouldn’t do. I am definitely interested in hearing their feedback, but I would still like the opportunity to discover and plan things for myself as well. The planning of this trip is going to be a nightmare if it comes down to people refusing to compromise.
When I expressed to a friend my fear of trying to find something to suit everyone he referred to Apple and the Steve Jobs methodology:
A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.
This is one of the times where I’m going to have to get some thick skin. At the end of the day I have to make sure the holiday is everything C had hoped for. He is the important one here. As long as everyone knows that everything is entirely optional, there won’t be an issue. I will simply say “here is our itinerary and what we are planning to book. Let me know if you want to be included or not.” That way people can design the holiday they want while we have the holiday we want. Of course, there will be the designated party days and subsequent hangover/rest days.
So while the planning part of it may be a potential nightmare, I’m still so incredibly excited.
Let it begin.
If you have any tips on Thailand, or organising a group of people on holidays, I would love to hear from you!
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Hope it goes well! i think your approach will work well- you cant plan something everyone will love, so i think giving people options will work well!
Agree with your methodology Kel. Plan it as though it is YOUR holiday, and then people can decide whether they want to join or not. If not, then they can do their own thing for the period you are doing what you want to do. Then you all meet up again at the end. Do it Contiki style!