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Japan in 7 Days
One week is enough for two cities and one detour. This plan uses Tokyo and Kyoto as bases with a night in Hakone between them, so you unpack three times instead of six.
Italy in 7 Days
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Vietnam in 12 Days
12 days · Asia
Greece in 10 Days
10 days · Europe
New Zealand South Island in 10 Days
10 days · Oceania
Spain in 10 Days
10 days · Europe
Croatia in 8 Days
8 days · Europe
Costa Rica in 10 Days
10 days · Americas
Bali in 10 Days
10 days · Asia
Philippines in 12 Days
12 days · Asia
South Korea in 7 Days
7 days · Asia
Mexico in 10 Days
10 days · Americas
Morocco in 10 Days
10 days · Africa & Middle East
Scotland in 7 Days
7 days · Europe
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7-Day Trip Itinerary
The classic one-week plan: seven day cards, each split into morning, afternoon and evening, with a transport line and a running budget column.
A single-city or two-city week away
Weekend Getaway Itinerary
A short-trip planner built around a Friday-night arrival and a Sunday-afternoon train or flight home.
48–60 hour city breaks
Family Vacation Itinerary
A day planner that admits families move slower: fewer slots, built-in downtime, meal times that actually appear on the page.
Trips with kids or mixed-age groups
Road Trip Planner
A leg-by-leg driving planner: start, end, distance, drive time, planned stops and where you sleep.
Multi-day drives and van trips
Business Travel Itinerary
A single page you can forward to a colleague: flights, hotel, meetings, transfers and expense codes.
Conferences and client trips
Backpacking / Multi-Country Itinerary
A route-level planner: each row is a city with nights, arrival transport, hostel and budget, so you can see the whole trip at once.
Long trips across several countries
Solo Travel Itinerary
A day planner with the solo-specific extras: who knows where you are, when you check in, and what the fallback is if a day goes wrong.
Travelling alone, first time or fifth
Couples & Honeymoon Itinerary
A slower-paced planner: one special thing per stage, real rest days, reservations tracked, and both people's wish lists on the page.
Honeymoons, anniversaries, romantic trips
Group Trip Planner
The organiser's file: who is in, who has paid, who owes whom, what the group voted for, and which deadline is next.
Friends' trips, reunions, stag & hen weekends
Travel Budget Tracker
Planned versus actual, by category, with a per-day average that tells you mid-trip whether you're fine or need to adjust.
Any trip where the budget matters
Cruise & Port Day Planner
One row per day: port, docked from and until, all-aboard time, excursion, and what you're doing on sea days.
Cruises and multi-port sailings
Packing Checklist
A grouped checklist you reuse every trip: documents, clothes, tech, toiletries, health and carry-on.
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Japan in 7 Days
One week is enough for two cities and one detour. This plan uses Tokyo and Kyoto as bases with a night in Hakone between them, so you unpack three times instead of six.
Best time · Late March–May and October–November
Budget · £120–£180 / $150–$220 per person per day
Italy in 7 Days
Two cities and one countryside day. Rome and Florence are 90 minutes apart by fast train, which is what makes a week here work without living on transport.
Best time · April–June and September–October
Budget · £110–£160 / $140–$200 per person per day
Iceland Ring Road
The full Ring Road in eight days is brisk but doable if you accept 3–4 hours of driving most days and skip the Westfjords.
Best time · June–August for full access; September for fewer people
Budget · £150–£220 / $190–$280 per person per day including the car
Thailand in 10 Days
Ten days splits cleanly into three: two nights Bangkok, three nights Chiang Mai, four nights on an island, one travel day absorbed.
Best time · November–February
Budget · £45–£90 / $55–$115 per person per day
Portugal in 7 Days
Two cities, one castle day and a train ride between them. Lisbon and Porto are under three hours apart on the Alfa Pendular, which is what makes a week here comfortable rather than rushed.
Best time · March–June and September–October
Budget · £80–£130 / $100–$165 per person per day
Vietnam in 12 Days
Vietnam is long. Twelve days works if you fly the two big hops and stay put in three places rather than chasing every stop on the map.
Best time · North: October–April. Central and south: December–April.
Budget · £40–£75 / $50–$95 per person per day
Greece in 10 Days
Three nights of ruins, then a week of islands. Two islands beats four — Greek ferries eat half a day every time you move.
Best time · May–June and September–early October
Budget · £100–£160 / $125–$200 per person per day
New Zealand South Island in 10 Days
Christchurch to Queenstown the long way round. Ten days covers the west coast glaciers, the fiords and the lakes if you accept real driving days.
Best time · December–March for summer; October–November for fewer people
Budget · £120–£190 / $150–$240 per person per day including the car
Spain in 10 Days
Three cities in ten days is the right pace for Spain. The high-speed AVE trains make Barcelona–Madrid and Madrid–Seville fast enough to keep the trip moving without exhausting it.
Best time · April–June and September–October
Budget · £90–£140 / $115–$175 per person per day
Croatia in 8 Days
Croatia works best when you limit island hops. Two bases — Dubrovnik and Split — plus one island night and one national park day give you variety without living on ferries.
Best time · May–June and September–early October
Budget · £90–£150 / $115–$190 per person per day
Costa Rica in 10 Days
Costa Rica rewards a slow loop. Ten days gives you volcano views, cloud forest walks, beach time and wildlife spotting without racing the whole country.
Best time · December–April (dry season)
Budget · £100–£170 / $125–$215 per person per day
Bali in 10 Days
Bali is small enough to see several sides in ten days. Base yourself in three places: Ubud for culture and jungle, Uluwatu for surf and sunsets, and one night on Nusa Penida for the dramatic coast.
Best time · April–October (dry season)
Budget · £50–£100 / $65–$125 per person per day
Philippines in 12 Days
The Philippines is about islands. Twelve days lets you do three island groups if you accept that every move costs half a day. Palawan for lagoons, Cebu for culture and canyoneering, Siargao for surf and a slower pace.
Best time · December–May
Budget · £45–£90 / $55–$115 per person per day
South Korea in 7 Days
Korea is compact and fast. Seven days covers Seoul's neighbourhoods, Busan's coast and one traditional village without feeling like a march.
Best time · April–May and September–November
Budget · £70–£120 / $90–$150 per person per day
Mexico in 10 Days
Mexico is huge. Ten days is enough for three distinct regions if you fly between them: the capital for culture, Oaxaca for food and mezcal, and the Yucatan for ruins and beaches.
Best time · November–April (dry season,避开 hurricane season)
Budget · £60–£120 / $75–$150 per person per day
Morocco in 10 Days
Morocco is a country of medinas, mountains and desert. Ten days gives you Marrakech, a Sahara night, Fes and Chefchaouen without being on the road every day.
Best time · March–May and September–November
Budget · £60–£110 / $75–$140 per person per day
Scotland in 7 Days
Seven days in Scotland is tight, but it works if you base in Edinburgh and the Highlands, then take one long day to Skye and back. The scenery is the main event.
Best time · May–September; April and October for fewer crowds
Budget · £110–£170 / $140–$215 per person per day
Turkey in 10 Days
Turkey is where Europe meets Asia and ancient meets modern. Ten days covers Istanbul, the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, the white pools of Pamukkale and the ruins of Ephesus.
Best time · April–June and September–October
Budget · £70–£120 / $90–$150 per person per day
Peru in 10 Days
The mistake on a first Peru trip is flying into Cusco and hiking the next morning. This plan sleeps low in the Sacred Valley first, so you reach Machu Picchu acclimatised instead of dizzy.
Best time · May–September (dry season); shoulder April and October are quieter
Budget · £70–£120 / $90–$150 per person per day
Egypt in 9 Days
Egypt rewards a plan more than almost anywhere. Sites open early and close in the heat, so this itinerary front-loads every morning and treats the afternoons as recovery time.
Best time · October–April; avoid June–August in Upper Egypt
Budget · £60–£110 / $75–$140 per person per day
Jordan in 7 Days
Jordan is small, safe to drive and absurdly dense with sights. A week on the King's Highway gets you Roman ruins, two nights at Petra and a desert camp without a single rushed day.
Best time · March–May and September–November
Budget · £90–£140 / $115–$175 per person per day
Switzerland in 7 Days
Switzerland is expensive but not unaffordable if you plan the rail passes properly. This route uses two bases and one scenic transfer, which keeps the cable-car days cheap and the hotel changes to a minimum.
Best time · June–September for hiking; December–March for snow
Budget · £170–£260 / $215–$330 per person per day
Norway Fjords in 8 Days
Fjord Norway is a transport puzzle more than a sightseeing one. Get the ferry and train times right and the scenery takes care of itself — this plan is built around the connections that actually line up.
Best time · Late May–September; June for long light, September for colour
Budget · £150–£240 / $190–$300 per person per day
Ireland in 7 Days
Ireland is a driving country with short distances and slow roads. This loop keeps every drive under three hours and puts the Atlantic on your right the whole way down.
Best time · May–September; May and September for light without crowds
Budget · £110–£170 / $140–$215 per person per day
Sri Lanka in 12 Days
Sri Lanka packs a continent into an island the size of Ireland. This loop runs cultural triangle, then hill country by train, then the south coast — the classic circuit, paced so you never move two days running.
Best time · December–March for the south and west; May–September for the east
Budget · £45–£85 / $55–$105 per person per day
Singapore in 4 Days
Four days is exactly right for Singapore: enough for the neighbourhoods and the food, short enough that the prices don't hurt. It is also the easiest city in Asia to do without a plan — which is why a plan makes it twice as good.
Best time · Year-round; February–April is marginally drier
Budget · £90–£150 / $115–$190 per person per day
Taiwan in 9 Days
Taiwan is the most underrated trip in Asia: high-speed rail down the west coast, mountains in the middle, and night markets that make the food budget look like a typo.
Best time · October–April; avoid typhoon season peaks in August–September
Budget · £55–£95 / $70–$120 per person per day
Dubai & Abu Dhabi in 5 Days
Dubai done badly is a shopping mall with a view. Done well, it's souks at dawn, a desert night, and Abu Dhabi's mosque at golden hour — this plan is the second version.
Best time · November–March; summer is genuinely unmanageable outdoors
Budget · £120–£200 / $150–$250 per person per day
Australia East Coast in 14 Days
The east coast is 2,500km long, so the real decision is what you skip. This version uses three internal flights to buy back a week of bus time and still hits reef, rainforest and city.
Best time · September–November and March–May; the far north is best May–October
Budget · £110–£180 / $140–$225 per person per day
South Africa in 10 Days
South Africa gives you a world-class city, a coastal road trip and a Big Five safari in ten days for less than a week in western Europe. The trick is not trying to add Kruger to the same trip.
Best time · October–April for Cape Town; May–September for the best game viewing
Budget · £80–£150 / $100–$190 per person per day
Canadian Rockies in 8 Days
The Icefields Parkway is the best three hours of driving in North America, and this plan gives it a whole day. Everything else is built around getting to the lakes before the parking lots fill.
Best time · Late June–September for hiking; January–March for snow
Budget · £120–£190 / $150–$240 per person per day
Argentina & Patagonia in 12 Days
Argentina is the size of India, so this trip is really three trips stitched by internal flights: a European-feeling capital, the loudest waterfall on earth, and the granite towers of Patagonia.
Best time · November–March for Patagonia; year-round for Buenos Aires
Budget · £75–£130 / $95–$165 per person per day
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