Is a short weekend trip worth the time and money?
Spending significant money and time on a brief weekend getaway often leaves you with very little actual time to explore after factoring in travel. High travel costs relative to a short 36-hour stay make it hard to justify whether the trip is worth doing.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1extending the trip by taking extra vacation days
- 2choosing closer destinations or alternative cities with better exchange rates
- 3saving the money for longer, more extended vacations later
- 4Waiting until later in life or after establishing a career when there is more money
- 5Traveling in chunks or taking short trips during time off from work
- 6Switching or quitting jobs later in life to create gaps for travel
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Am I insane to spend that on a weekend away especially to somewhere i’m not dying to see or Is it worth doing insane things since i’m in my 20s and I already have the time off work?”source ↗
“If I were going to spend the money, I would try to have more time to look around when I got there. You are going to spend quite a lot of time getting there and going home, with not a whole lot of time to actually look around.”source ↗
“I wouldn't spend $1500 for 36 hours. It needs more time, at least a few days.”source ↗
“Hello everyone, I’m looking for some help as I’m feeling a bit lost.”source ↗
“Should I go off travelling on my own for a few months or would it be better to wait until I’ve settled into my career a bit, and then think about it if I ever change jobs?”source ↗
“Professional life leaves little time for travelling; I’m afraid of missing out on something I might never be able to do again.”source ↗
“Price is fine, but the distance will kinda kill you. That’s just not much time.”source ↗
“Im doing a solo trip right now before I go back to work. Go do it! you'll have a blast.”source ↗
Where this came up
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