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Start with a handful of favourites
Pick the experiences you most want to have, rather than creating an impossible list of everything in the guidebook. Your favourite AI can tell you what events are going on where you are.
SIGHTSEEING / TRAVEL TIPS
Finding things to see.
A little planning is useful. Too much planning leaves no room for the unexpected discoveries that make a weekend memorable.
THE WEEKENDERS→SIGHTSEEING
THE WEEKENDERS / TRAVEL TIPS
These are the starting points I would think about when organising a weekend away. The trick is making the most of a short trip without making it feel like hard work.
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Use a map before making an itinerary
Put museums, parks, cafés and other stops on a map. Group places within the same neighbourhood to avoid criss-crossing the city. Travelling eats into the time you have there.
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Check opening days and booking slots
Museums, tours and restaurants can have limited hours. Reserve the things you would be disappointed to miss. You can book all manner of things on websites. All the information is at your fingertips. Use you favourite AI to help.
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Make time for getting around
Walking can take longer than it looks when you are stopping for photographs, coffee and exploring side streets. From experience in Copenhagen when I walked 50km over the days I was there, I saw more, but my feet hurt by the end! If you're walking make sure you have comfortable shoes.
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Look beyond the obvious landmarks
Try smaller galleries, markets, quiet streets, historic neighbourhoods and places local people go. They know all the good places to eat and drink.
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Leave space for chance discoveries
Keep an hour or two unplanned. Some of the best moments are the places you had not expected to find that you see on the way to somewhere else. You can have time out to relax with a drink and watch local life if nothing else.