Replicate PCB design on stripboard
If you want to use stripboard, there are CAD stripboard layout editors (e.g. VeeCAD - see Stripboard/veroboard/matrix board design software). 

These editors allow you to arrange the circuit and plan links/breaks, then you print it on paper, stick the paper on the stripboard, do the soldering.

This is better than trying to optimize the layout by breadboarding since repeatedly moving components around will probably cause them damage (and is slower to do).

As an aside, if you would "like to learn some more" (electronics design), is doing a load of soldering really going to help?