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The best part of most trips is not on any list. It is the owner of a small hotel who tells you which bakery opens first, or the guide who changes the route because the light is better on the other side of the hill.
Stay where people live
A small hotel in a residential street puts you next to the cafes, markets and parks that locals use. Breakfast is slower, the staff remember your name, and the advice at the desk comes from someone who has lived there for years.
Ask one good question
Instead of asking where to eat, ask where the staff eat on their day off. Instead of asking what to see, ask what they would show a friend who only had one afternoon.
Leave a free morning
Plan every day and you will see every sight. Leave one morning open and you will find the street festival, the open courtyard, or the bus to the beach that is not in the guidebook.
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