All travelers have a fantasy list of places they dream of visiting, but unless you’re ridiculously rich, have no responsibilities and plan to live for a millennium, you’re going to have to narrow it down, if you want to actually go anywhere.
What’s the best way to do that? Travel is personal, and the way we experience a place has as much to do with what we bring to it as what it offers us, so there are different ways you can think it through. Here are five practical methods you can use to determine the destinations with the greatest odds of giving you a memorable and un-touristy trip.