Multi-destination trips ('seven cities in 14 days') produce surface experience of each place. Staying longer in fewer places — three cities in two weeks, or one city for a full week — produces deeper appreciation.
What 'longer stays' enable
Discovering favourite cafes and restaurants (you'll go back). Recognising daily rhythms of the place. Conversations with locals develop. Routines that feel like temporary home.
Where this works best
Cities with depth (most major European cities). Beach destinations where rest is the goal. Countryside areas with much to explore at slow pace.
Future trips: try halving destinations and doubling time per destination. Most travellers find the experience deeper despite seeing 'less'.