can too much trip planning ruin the adventure?

I’ve been deep in the weeds planning my trip to Egypt next year. It started out innocent enough—just looking up the must-see spots, watching a few travel vlogs, jotting down notes. But then I got hooked on ancient Egyptian history, and suddenly I’m reading every book I can find, bingeing podcasts, and even watching documentaries late into the night. Take Luxor, for example. I want to do a bike tour on the west side, so I’ve read every blog about the route, memorized the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, and watched so many YouTube walkthroughs that I could probably give a tour myself. I’ve got pages of notes, and I’m worried I’ll be more focused on checking things off my list than actually soaking it all in. Same thing with Saqqara—I’m even hiring an Egyptologist guide, but I’ve already researched the site so much that I wonder if the guide will have anything left to surprise me with. It’s like I’m trying to experience everything before I even get there! A friend joked that with all this research, I might as well just stay home and watch documentaries. Honestly, I’m starting to worry they’re right. Is all this planning going to set me up for disappointment when I finally see the real thing? Or is it better to go in a little blind and let the place surprise you? I can’t decide if I’m being thorough or just spoiling the adventure for myself. It’s tough to find the right balance, especially when you want to make the most of a big trip like this. #travelplanning #egyptadventure #overpreparing #Travel