Originally Posted by
stevento
Indeed, I see the American culture has indeed spread far and deep, and has replaced the British art of subtle superiority and condescension within polite discourse with just being outright rude.
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.
30 years is not enough to explore all of Banff, still doesn't mean that a 3 day trip isn't worth it. People who live in Calgary day trip to Banff all the time.
Some people need 3 days just to get settled after the inconvenience of travelling, personally I don't care. I will fly to Asia and put it in a full day of sightseeing after arriving on a redeye flight. There's plenty of time to sleep when you're dead.