Very similar to how I plan trips. I tried traveling without planning once and got home to find we had missed some things we would have loved. So….don’t do that anymore. Planning is part of the fun, but can easily be overwhelming. I have to step away every so often and remind my self that it is ok if I don’t find the perfect day in every port. We do a combo of ship tours, private tours, planned self guided walking tours and wandering on our own. When we are doing land travel I’ve learned to put in a or parts of a couple of days about once a week to relax, catch up on paperwork, do laundry, etc.