If you only have a week or even less to spend in one country, you might be struggling to see the most and the best of it. There is no time to wander around in the country, and so you need a strict plan as to what you are going to see, and when. This is especially true if you also travel with children that need to be interested and intrigued, too. So, to help you out a little bit, bellow you will find three of the most important things you need to do abroad, so you will make the most out of your trip. Just keep them in mind the next time you travel and enjoy your fabulous trip, too!

Do your research

First things first - before any trip, you should do a study of must-see places and tourists attractions in the country you are planning to visit. This way, you don’t need to wander around trying to figure out where to go next and use your little time as much as possible. You can do that online, or purchase some professionally written guidebooks about one or another country.

In these books, you can also get quite useful information about the culture, all the do’s and don’ts, and just be a well-prepared traveler who knows what he want to see. So, get the best book about the country you wish to explore and make a short list of all of the must-see places to get the best out of it for sure. 

Waking up early

If you want to see everything and experience the country as much as possible, you need to sacrifice some of your sleeping time. I know it might be hard for some, but then you have so little time and so much to see, you have to make some sacrifices! Mainly because you didn’t go there to sleep, am I right? Just by getting up a little bit earlier during your trip, you can see how the day is getting started in that country and how people act at the beginning of the day. Mornings are the busiest time in many countries for locals. So you can gaze your eyes how it all starts and learn a lot just by absorbing them.

Moreover, making tours in the morning has another benefit – there are small amounts of other tourists who have decided to see the city so early. This is how you can avoid huge crowds and see everything without fighting for the better spot, too. This is especially perfect then you travel with children, as well.

Make a local friend

If you want not to miss the best there is in one country or another; you can also find a local friend that will show you the best places around. It is practical advice, because you can not only enjoy a new friendship, and new and yet not discovered places by tourists, but also even get into the local’s real life and see the country from the real inside. That will let you experience what it is like to live there. And that is one of the best ways to get the most out of one very short trip. So go online, get into some travelers’ communities and start looking for new friends!  

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