Why two weeks changes the planning equation
A longer trip can support three or four bases, deeper neighbourhood time and a better mix of high-energy days and slow ones. It can also absorb a rest day or weather change without making the whole plan wobble.
What still needs discipline
More days do not remove the cost of transit, hotel changes or airport routines. A two-week trip can become just as rushed as a one-week trip if the route is too ambitious.
How to make the route feel generous
Group places that connect well, use open-jaw thinking when the route supports it and decide where you want the trip to speed up and where you want it to exhale. That rhythm matters as much as the map.

