The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaway

A Review of a Travel Guide for the Ladies

Jun 28, 2009

Shopping trips, spa vacations, and eating, girlfriend getaways are a great way to spend time with friends or catch up. This guide tells how to plan a drama-free trip.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaways by Lisa Kasanicky points out places where friends with specific goals in mind can vacation. Chapters in the book focus on shopping trips, spa trips, health retreats, beaches, education excursions, dining trips, adventure trips, volunteering, and fantasy trips. The introduction to the book explains why girlfriend getaways are necessary.

Basically, ladies need a break from household responsibilities, work, and hectic home lives. The introduction also helps ladies decide where to go and how to plan and organize their trips. A plus is that the introduction summarizes all of the chapters in the book, although the titles are relatively self explanatory, it's good to have short snippets about each before delving deeper into the book.

Kasanicky also includes tips, labeled with a stop sign, advice to help female travelers get the most out of their trips and avoid a potentially bad experience. The Chick Wit in the guide includes cute quotes from a female's point of view, and Savvy Sister tips are mostly trivia.

Practical Information

The guide has valuable practical information throughout the book, including how to divide the bills, how to divide tasks for planning the trip, grooming and packing for women. A beauty checklist is included, making it easy to effortlessly pack for both check-in luggage and carry-on luggage. The specific brands of some items that the author recommends and why they are beneficial are helpful because the author is writing from her own experience. Anyone who has ever had to return home to pick a forgotten item, like a driver's license or passport, will appreciate the completeness of the packing list and last minute checklist.

Getaway Trips for All the Girls

Thinking about going a buying spree with the girls? How about traveling to New York? The author recommends shopping tours. Yes. There are tours in New York, specifically for finding bargains and wholesale deals. Kasanicky does a good job in giving advice for diverse travel taste. For example, women may like to shop, but not all women like big city shopping ala New York, Los Angeles, or Hollywood. Therefore, she discusses shopping in bedroom communities like in North Carolina and the Buckhead community in Atlanta. How about antique shopping in New Orleans or outlet shopping in Florida? Each section of this guide includes accommodation information for various budgets.

Great Guide for Group Trips

Overall, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaways is a fantastic travel guide for getaways for ladies. The book has destinations that appeal to women. Who wouldn't want to know the best spas to relax with girlfriends or even the best nature trips or festivals to attend with girlfriends like the New Orleans Jazz Fest? Not only does the guide help ladies get there, it assists in the planning to avoid conflicts and drama that can ruin a trip.

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