Traveling with Friends | Girlfriend Getaway Advice from Maire Hunter
May 19, 2012 – 2:54 pm
“I love traveling with a friend and seeing places through her eyes too.” –Girlfriendology
Traveling with a girlfriend has all sorts of advantages. You have someone to play with, someone to watch the luggage while you take turns using the restroom, and (best of all) you get to spend time with a really great gal.
Guest blogger MAIRE HUNTER reminds us that a little bit of planning can make a vacation with a gal pal even better than you thought it could be! (Happy traveling, girlfriend!)
Vacations are a wonderful experience that many people enjoy. Vacationers take a wide variety of excursions and road trips to amusement parks, historic sites, different states, and sometimes different countries. About 58 percent of vacationers travel with their romantic partners, while 22 percent bring Read More »
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By Judi
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Girlfriend Travel, thankful for girlfriends
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Tagged Girlfriend Travel, girlfriend trip, Maire Hunter, see new places, travel, travel tips, vacation, vacation budget, women's travel
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Top Five Travel Accessories Every Girlfriend Needs | Notes from Guest Blogger Noella Schink
March 20, 2012 – 7:55 am
I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine. ~Caskie Stinnett
Planning a girlfriend trip anytime soon? Do you make a list of things to take, or do you just throw everything in a suitcase and know that somehow or other it will all work out?
Travel writer and guest blogger NOELLA SCHINK shares some of her favorite things for women travelers to take on a trip.
There is a list a mile long of the places my best friend and I have left to go in this world, but we’ve been lucky enough to get out and travel a bit so far. As a practical lady who grew up in Maine, you’ll find my tips Read More »
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Cruise Ship Safety | Insight from Travel Guru Janet DeVito
February 16, 2012 – 7:42 am
Girlfriend Getaway. Those words sound wonderful don’t they? Girlfriend Guru and travel expert Janet DeVito not only thinks about traveling with wonderful women, she makes it a practice to travel and explore with friends old and new.
This month, Janet shares her thoughts about the safety of cruising in light of the Costa Concordia. (Girlfriendology.com sends our community love to all those who suffered in that disaster. We’re thinking of you.)
Two weeks ago I sat on the beach the day before boarding a Royal Caribbean cruise for our Girls Getaway Cruise. I couldn’t help but think about the tragic event that took place on the Costa Concordia earlier in the month. My heart breaks for all that experienced that accident and for those families who lost loved ones. I could only imagine how scary that was.
I consider myself a bona fide “worry wart” and Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Girlfriend Gurus, Girlfriend Travel
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Tagged costa concordia, cruise safety, girlfriend cruise, girlfriend guru, girls on a cruise, janet devito, ship safety, travel, travel guru, travel safety, women's travel
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Girlfriends Make the Impossible Possible | Guest Blog by Travel Adventurist Sherry Ott
October 5, 2011 – 4:17 pm
Have you ever dreamed of doing something but never gotten around to it? (Or dreamed of doing something totally different with your life?)
Guest blogger SHERRY OTT is one of those fabulous girlfriends who has definitely “gotten around to it!” She is a self-proclaimed “refugee from Read More »
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Traveling with Girlfriends | Five Tips for Fun Travel with Friends by Kathlene Mullens
September 25, 2011 – 8:33 am
Thinking about traveling with girlfriends? Had a difficult journey with friends in the past?
September is a special month around Girlfriendology – it’s International Women’s Friendship Month (aka: #FriendshipMonth) and we’re celebrating with 30 great guest blogs filled with fabulous girlfriend advice and wisdom.
Kathlene Mullens shares great tips on keeping traveling with your friends fun for everyone.
Having trotted the globe with my best friend, I have a few bits of advice to share that have helped us over some rough spots as well as to avoid future bumps in the road (or the air, whichever the case may be).
1. Decide what does and does not work for you before you firm up plans. Some of my friends are okay with sharing a room (or even a bed) for the sake of economy—some are not. Some of us rock stand-by and pray for those Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Girlfriend Travel, thankful for girlfriends
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Tagged equality matters, female equality, Friends, friendship month, Girlfriend Travel, guest blog, Kathlene Mullens, travel, traveling, Women
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Spending Time with “The Girls” Away from Day to Day Life
July 26, 2011 – 2:29 pm
Do you have family or friends that live far from you? And do you find your visits with them are overshadowed by daily activity so that you miss a lot of the “girlfriend” time?
Girlfriend Guru and travel guide Janet DeVito (who lead our recent ‘Girlfriend Cruise‘ which was excellent!) tells of her recent family visit — and reminds us why “getting away” is the key to getting back our “girlfriend time” in this Girlfriendology guest blog:
I am excited. Right now I am sitting on a Continental flight to South Carolina to visit my Sister and Mom who live there. I don’t get to see them often, as I live in NJ, so when I get a chance to fly down to SC, I know it is going to be a great time! The only drawback is the pressure of time. (My mom is already complaining that I am stopping on my way there to see a friend.)
I have great visions of how fun it will be to Read More »
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Girlfriend Gifts – for Friends who Love to Travel
August 10, 2010 – 7:45 am
Know the girlfriend who LOVES to travel? Or want gifts for your girlfriend get-away trip?
Having just returned from a fun girlfriend trip to New York City, I can’t wait to plan my next girlfriend get-away! (Thanks Patty for being a great traveling companion!) Something about spending time with a girlfriend and going on an adventure together makes travel even more fun. So, we’ve got a few girlfriend gifts for trips together or just for those fun friends who love to travel.
Here’s our first girlfriend gifts from Read More »
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Got a Girlfriend Group? Share with Girlfriendology!
August 9, 2010 – 5:02 pm
Do you have a girlfriend group? Do you play Bunco? Have a Book Club? Invest $, Craft or Exercise – together?
Do you get together with your girlfriends on a regular basis and have a ‘purpose’ to your group? (For example: reading, knitting, Bunco or movies.) Do you have a fun name for your group and possibly rituals that only girlfriends in your group know? Are you closer with these friends because of your group and the fun times you’ve shared together?
Having a fun set of friends, with a common purpose/bond, and meeting with them on a regular basis to do something fun is a great way to turn acquaintances into friends and friends into BFFs. Kinda like we were kids and we had our own ‘club,’ there’s just something special about Read More »
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Improve your marriage … getaway with your girlfriends
October 4, 2009 – 6:59 am
“Improve your marriage. Leave your husband.”
The magazine ad copy for travel to Gulf Shores, Alabama gets your attention, doesn’t it. The copy continues with: “Spend a few days with the girls soaking up a little sun on the beautiful sugar-white sand of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. By the time you get back, he’ll want you more than ever.” Read More »
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