At Girl About Travel, we have long championed the restorative power of a weekend away, so much so that an entire section of our website is dedicated to short breaks and making the most of those precious few days.

Traditionally, the perfect weekend escape was judged by how much could be packed into it: an early start, a carefully planned itinerary and a whirlwind tour of local highlights before the working week began again. But our idea of a successful short break is starting to evolve.
Rather than returning home exhausted and in need of another holiday, more travellers are choosing to use their weekends as an opportunity to pause, reset and recover from the demands of everyday life.

That might mean lingering in a hot tub as evening falls, taking a quiet walk along the coast at sunrise or settling beside an open fire with no schedule to follow...