I’m Going On A France Vacation With The Girls!


Like many women in their 20’s and 30’s, I recently went on a girl’s night out to see Sex in the City.  It was great fun and inspired my group of girlfriends to plan a girl’s only trip.  We thought it would be a truly memorable experience to get away and bond at a beautiful locale where we can relax and forget about our busy lives for a few days.

Women find getting away an ideal way to recharge our batteries so that we can bring even more to our families, husbands and careers.  Yet, with busy lives, spending quality girl’s time together often is put on the backburner.

Not this year, we have made a firm commitment – let’s even call it a pact – to make sure we leave our careers and families for a France vacation.

I’m so pumped because I haven’t been to France since I was 19 years old!  I have really fond memories and remember it as my favorite country of the 11 I visited in Europe.  As we’ve started the planning process, I’ve realized that there are a few essential tips necessary for planning a successful girlfriend getaway.  Here are my thoughts – feel free to add your own in the comment section!

  • Plan Ahead – We’ve found that to get a date that fits all six of us, we had to really plan ahead.  In our case, nine months ahead, but I would guesstimate that six months would likely work too.  By planning ahead, it gives us more time to anticipate the trip and make all the arrangements for the trip and for our families while we are away.
  • Remember That Planning is Half The Fun – Well for most of us anyway.  Two of my girlfriends hate organizing stuff so they have pretty much stated carte blanche that they’ll be happy with whatever we decide.  The four of us are having a great time planning our France vacation as we pour over travel guides, find great websites and start to narrow down the details of our time away.
  • Don’t Forget To Splurge – We’ve really taken the attitude that it may be years, even decades before we get to do this again – so we are splurging on a few things.  We’ve got a full spa day planned and we are going to a few renowned restaurants.  Life is too short, so this vacation is not a time to be pinching pennies.
  • Have Fun! – Of course, we plan to have a great time and we’re going to all try to take the attitude to ‘not sweat the small stuff’.  This is our time to spend some quality female time together and we plan to make the most of our decadent France vacation!  We are counting down the days and cannot wait for it to arrive!

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