Timing
A weekend trip is measured in usable hours, not nights
Two nights can mean thirty usable hours or twelve. The difference is entirely in the flight times.
Priyanka Sethi
Editor, Fly Before Friday
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Travelling Light
Hand luggage only, for two nights
Skipping the hold removes queueing, waiting and the risk of losing the trip's clothes. Two nights makes it easy.
Short-Break Cities
Cities that reward a weekend, and cities that punish one
Some places are readable in forty-eight hours. Others need a week to make any sense at all.
48 Hours
Arriving late and leaving early without wasting the trip
The first and last hours of a short break are the ones most easily lost, and they are recoverable.
Near-Home Escapes
The near-home break that beats flying
Under about four hours door to door, rail and road usually win on time, cost and pleasantness.