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How do you know an itinerary has too many stops?

Anonymous

Adding another city feels tempting when the distance looks small on a map. The journey itself is only part of the time, though. There is packing, checking out, reaching the station, finding the next place, and getting settled again. A short transfer can quietly consume most of a day.

What makes you remove a stop from a plan? Is there a minimum number of nights you prefer, or does the kind of trip change everything? Share how you balance seeing more places with having enough time to enjoy one. Slower trips and packed trips both have room here.

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Anonymous

Door-to-door time is a more useful comparison than time on the train alone. Check-in arrangements can make a short journey feel much longer.

Anonymous

Leaving an unbooked afternoon could help reveal whether the schedule has breathing room. A holiday does not need an activity for every gap.

Anonymous

Changing accommodation costs energy as well as time. A morning spent packing is still part of the trip, even without a long journey.

Anonymous

A day trip might cover the place someone wants to see without another checkout. The last transport back needs a careful look, though.