Americans view vacations as speed runs because we get no guaranteed vacation time, and two weeks is considered the standard. When you consider that one week of that typically gets taken up by family visits, the urge to do as much as possible in what little time we have is understandable, even if misguided.

I've been writing software for 15 years and I currently have 15 days of PTO. I hate the hectic rush that passes for travel. I look forward to the day I can retire and slow travel, spending a month at each destination.