Originally Posted by
stevento
No one was talking about one country per day. As it happens, this post was spurred by my asking if Banff National Park will be mostly open on the Memorial Day weekend in the US, and being told that 3 days was not enough to explore it.
First of all, while I am sure the lakes and glaciers are stunning, after several days I begin to feel all laked and glaciered out.
And second, like the posters above, I like getting a taste of a place before I commit major time investment to it. I'd rather spend a day or two and come back for more later, than allot a week and be disappointed.
And third...usually it is not a question of less or more. It is of go or not.
I'd rather have less and go, than wait for more to become available.
FWIW, I would say that 3 days at Banff is an excellent vacation! Sure, you could spend a whole week and see a lot more, but 3 days is plenty to see a few highlights and form fond memories that will last a lifetime.
Note, I say this as someone who often tells people their plans don't allow enough time. However much you believe the phrase is overused there are many times it's an appropriate caution. I've lost count of how many times I've offered such advice to people asking the best way, say, to visit 5 national parks and drive 1500 miles in 5 days. So often they're not even
aware it's 1500 miles; they've simply looked at a wide area map and figured, "Those places must be close together, there's nothing between them!"