International weeks that fit a work calendar

Vietnam north-to-central works because the internal flight does the hard kilometre. Bali with the Gilis works because the boat is booked and the free day is real. Almaty works because the mountains are an hour from a city you can land in at night and still enjoy the next morning.

What does not work is a seven-day plan with four cities and a shopping stop. If a colleague asks for Dubai and a desert and a theme park and a second emirate, tell them to take ten days or pick one mood. Pack my bags’ international calendar is built around one mood per departure.