The Girls Getaway Resource

Check out my Girlaway blog for travel tips and great destinations perfect for you and your girlfriends. It also includes spa reviews, culinary vacations, and historic estates and gardens worth visiting. Here are a few posts from my blog:

Trip Ideas

Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is an idyllic coastal village, about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. It's a postcard-perfect town, surrounded by mist covered mountains and beaches...

Nantucket
Once home to many whaling sea captains, Nantucket is now a popular summer spot for the well to do. Walk along its cobblestone streets...

Top ten things to do in San Francisco
San Francisco is one of my favorite cities. And it's easy to see why. It has a spectacular setting, moderate weather, cable cars, great shopping, interesting people and fabulous restaurants.

Chicago
Within a matter of hours of arriving in Chicago, we'd viewed the opening of an origami exhibit along with a local news crew, sipped complimentary St. Michelle wine at the Chicago Art Institute while listening to live blues, and attended an outdoor performance of Bolero.

Napa Valley
If you want to make great food the theme of your next girls getaway, then Napa Valley is the place to go.

Charleston, South Carolina
With its cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages and hundreds of well-preserved historic homes, Charleston is a wonderful setting for a get together.

Stowe, Vermont
Stowe is one of my favorite places in all of New England. Although Stowe is mainly known as a winter skiing destination, it's also a fantastic place to visit in the summer.

Santa Fe
Santa Fe, with its Pueblo-Spanish architecture and walkable downtown, is a fantastic place for the girls.

Travel Tips

How to organize a Girls Getaway
I've been on dozens of girl trips over the years. It doesn't matter how many you've been on, it always seems to be a challenge to get everything together. I thought I'd give you my checklist of things to do to make your trip as easy and pleasant as possible.

Google on the Go
I just ran across a travel tool that I think is extremely cool.

Booking a Flight?
Did you ever wonder which of the online travel services like Expedia, Orbitz, CheapTickets or Travelocity is best at finding low air fares?

Girls guide to Tipping
Are you a little uncertain when it comes to tipping? Not sure who and how much? Here's a quick refresher that will prepare you for your next trip.

Best Time to Purchase Airline Tickets?
Ever wonder when's the best time to find the best airline ticket deals?

Car Rentals
Of all the things I need to spend money on when I travel, a rental car is at the bottom of my list. I just want something that I can rely on to get me to the places I want to visit. Here are some tips for finding the best rental rate.

Roommate Tips
One of the benefits of traveling with a group of women is that you can divide the major expense of a hotel room by sharing. With the proper preparation, sharing a hotel room with a group of girlfriends can be fun. Just keep in mind that, like you, everyone has their own nightly ritual before they go to sleep.

San Juan Islands (near Seattle)
If you're looking for a destination where nature is the main attraction, there are few places more beautiful than the San Juan Islands.

Victoria, British Columbia
A quick hop from Seattle via the Victoria Clipper, Victoria has distinctive architecture and exceptional gardens.

Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is one of my favorite New England destinations for a summer getaway. With its coastal beauty, opulent mansions, yachting heritage, and summer music festivals, there's plenty to see and do.

Carmel, California
Travel about an hour south of San Jose off 101 and you'll come to the charming town of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel, for short, was once a bohemian haven for writers, artists, actors and photographers.

Austin, Texas
With more live music performances per capita than anywhere else, Austin is known as the "Live music capital of the world". On any given night you'll have plenty of choices for live music which might include rock 'n roll, rockabilly, jazz, salsa, blues, hip hop, funk, world music and retro.

Savannah, Georgia
Live oaks draped with Spanish moss, white Doric columns and intricate ironwork are the indelible images of Savannah.

Palm Springs, California
For a long time Palm Springs was known as a celebrity desert hideaway. It's status as a hideaway has long passed, but it's still a great escape for swimming, sunbathing, tennis and golfing in warm, sunny weather.