If you have a laundry list of places to visit, making a return trip to somewhere you've already seen might seem like a waste of precious vacation time.

Ed Hewitt of Independent Traveler makes [1] an argument for the appealing elements of going back to favorite destinations, focusing on familiarity as a virtue. He points out commonly made mistakes the first time around, like losing out on a lot of money because you didn't know about the bus/ferry combination pass, or spending too much on food because you didn't know where to find good deals.

Have you made return trips to certain favorite vacation spots?