{"id":438,"date":"2023-07-04T14:32:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/towandalong.com\/travel\/?p=438"},"modified":"2023-07-04T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:38:18","slug":"planninggirlstriptips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towandalong.com\/travel\/planninggirlstriptips\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips For Planning A Girls Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Traveling with girlfriends is one of my favorite things. If you&#8217;re planning your own girls trip, here are five things I&#8217;ve learned that can help you plan a lovely<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0vacation with your crew. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Set ground rules.<\/strong> The rules should reflect your friend group, but here are three of ours:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is a group trip, but we do not need to do everything together. Three people want to do one thing and two want to do something else? Great. For safety, find at least one person that wants to do the same thing. This doesn\u2019t include sleep. If someone wants to spend the day resting or sleeping, they can stay behind.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">A few activities will be planned for the entire group. This is also optional, but try to choose things that appeal to the group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Shared spaces are respected. This means no third parties in shared rooms, no smoking or illegal substances.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Vote on key parts of trip like location, dates and accommodations.<\/strong> The majority wins, but it is equally important to understand why your friends are voting a certain way. For instance, if a friend has a problem with stairs and you\u2019re pitching a three-story home, is that really fair to your friend? Is there a way to compromise so that the trip is fun for everyone?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Choose comfortable accommodations.<\/strong> I can\u2019t stress this enough. Pick accommodations where everyone gets good rest, can access luggage, and can get ready in a timely manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>If you\u2019re doing roommates, pair wisely.<\/strong> Consider personalities, if someone is a night owl, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Create a spreadsheet for possible activities and allow everyone to contribute ideas.<\/strong> This gives your group one place to store ideas. Discuss ideas a few weeks before the trip and purchase necessary tickets. Google sheets is a free way to do this.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">New York City Girls Trip<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To show how these tips can help you plan, here is a brief summary of a girls trip I did last fall to New York City. There were 11 of us and we had a fabulous time!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_440\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/towandalong.com\/travel\/nycgirlstripplanthingstodo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-440\" class=\"wp-image-440\" src=\"http:\/\/towandalong.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wp-1688493047878.jpg\" alt=\"NYC girls trip planning thingstodo\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Magic Hour Rooftop Bar &amp; Lounge<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We stayed in Midtown at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extraholidays.com\/new-york-city-new-york\/wyndham-midtown-45-at-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Club Wyndham Midtown 45<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/nycha-residence-inn-new-york-manhattan-midtown-east\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Residence Inn New York Manhattan\/Midtown East<\/a>. They were only a couple of blocks apart and allowed us to accommodate everyone comfortably.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Our together activities were:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Broadway show (The Piano Lesson) <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dinner at Tao<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Shopping<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rooftop bar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For the show we purchased tickets ahead of time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Activities that we did in smaller groups were:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">additional shopping in SoHo<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">additional shopping on and off 5th Ave.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">hanging out in Harlem<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">roller skating and hanging out in Central Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">cruise around NYC<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">other meals<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">visiting Chelsea neighborhood<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To share flight information we created a google sheet and coordinated rideshares accordingly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To communicate before and during the trip we used a GroupMe chat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Want more info on planning? I\u2019m happy to share :-).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Enjoy your girls trip!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Traveling with girlfriends is one of my favorite things. If you&#8217;re planning your own girls trip, here are five things I&#8217;ve learned that can help you plan a lovely\u00a0vacation with your crew. Set ground rules. The rules should reflect your friend group, but here are three of ours: This is a group trip, but we do not need to do everything together. Three people want to do one thing and two want to do something else? Great. For safety, find at least one person that wants to do the same thing. This doesn\u2019t include sleep. If someone wants to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-girls-trip","category-resources","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Tips For Planning A Girls Trip | Writings of a Wanderlust<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to plan a girls trip everyone will enjoy. Get tips for where to stay and activities. 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