When Three Days is Not Enough Time
Posted: 07/11/2013 | July 11th, 2013 For years, I’ve been able to explore destinations at my own pace. Two days, two weeks, two months; it didn’t matter — I had as much time as I needed. In my view (still unchanged), when you travel, less is more. It’s better to see fewer attractions and go deeper than cast a wide net and go shallow. You get to know the people and places better, and you won’t rush, stress, or spend a lot of money on transportation. I understand the desire to overload your itinerary when you only have a couple of weeks per year available to travel. Who knows when you might be around that way again? But I’ve always counseled against it, both on this site and in email. You’ll spend too much time running around, traveling, packing, and unpacking. Heck, I once tried to see most of Dublin in 24 hours and that was just insane. In March, I made my first visit to San Francisco as part of my book tour. I spent only 3.5 days in the city and, unlike most trips where I can stay ...