There are all kinds of vacations that suit all kinds of purposes. Some active such as skiing, some to experience the midst of the wildlife and see certain beautiful animals, some to visit family or simply to get away from all the stressors at home. Sometimes, just sometimes, your vacation is geared towards pure fun, and for this you may head abroad with your girlfriends to enjoy some of the most wonderful experiences you can, drink no certain amount of wine and laugh until you cry.
That sounds good to us. It can actually be very cleansing to experience. And yet if you haven’t planned a vacation like this before, it can be hard to see just what you should aim for. What follows is a list of advice geared towards helping you live your best life, to enjoy all of the benefits of vacation, to stay safe while over there, and perhaps to try things you have yet to experience. It’s when you combine all of this that you start crafting one for the record books.
Let us help you do that:
Plan Out A Few Active Experiences
When you think about it, unless a vacation makes you active, it’s almost impossible to stay active. For example, if you do not have a large hike planned, you’re unlikely to walk the most scenic route. Walking around a city can pull you into cafes, shops and many other places that will take much time out of your day, perhaps even keep you in a certain district. Of course, there’s nothing particularly wrong with this, and simply covering ground for its own sake is not the only goal you have on vacation.
But if you wish to enjoy a few large experiences, it’s worth planning them. For example, a city might be known for the best escape room experience themed after a certain movie or video game that you just have to check out. When you plan out a few experiences like this you can move forward and craft a few hilarious experiences together. When you’re with your friends, this is what it’s all about.
A Food Tour
Sometimes, you just need to eat. We couldn’t blame you. If there’s anywhere where it can feel justified eating way over your daily caloric maintenance level, on vacation is where that would be. If anything, you’re paying credence to the culture by taking in their wonderful food. Perhaps you may justify this to yourself by only eating in authentic restaurants run locally rather than only heading to corporate places.
Perhaps you wish to experience the best burger a city can offer, try some beautiful regional food, get the best take on a cultural classic, or enjoy some of the best wines you can with your friends. All of this is valid. Simply booking these kinds of experiences may take a little planning and a little forethought, but hey, that’s what builds excitement, right?
Head To The Casino
We can often think of casinos as the place where dreams are both made and broken, but this overly romanticized image is of course not the reality of today for the most part. Casinos are now more than simple places to gamble, although if you enjoy doing that be sure to plan a budget you are willing to lose if possible, and then enjoy the time playing said games. But many modern casinos, such as the casinos in Atlantic City or Vegas, are much more than this.
They also offer incredible food, great and thriving hotel facilities close to the beating heart of said area, wonderful shows in the theatre districts and much more entertainment than this. In fact, the best casinos often spend time running a blog dedicated to showing you the best events they are hosting, how to experience the best a city has to offer and how to make the most of your vacation in general. As such, spending some of your time here can be great fun.
Partake In A Class
It might seem as though you wish to avoid learning or hard work when on vacation, but of course, these two things aren’t negative, especially if it’s through the stimulus of something you enjoy. Perhaps heading to a wine or whisky tasting session, heading to a pottery class, partaking in scuba diving, heading to a landscape painting group or even a cocktail class can help you enjoy a great time, have a new experience and generally feel appreciative of a new skill you’ve learned.
This can be thoroughly entertaining for most people, and also give you the means to brag when coming home. Of course, the mistakes you make, the friendly banter you have between your friends and the snaps you’ll take during this process - this is where the true value lies.
Craft A Vlog!
We may roll our eyes at how YouTube culture has given everyone a video platform - but what is wrong with this exactly? After all, it’s good-natured fun, and you may even feel like partaking in it while abroad. Bringing along a simple vlogging camera or using the steadycam feature on your phone to record a wonderful experience and update your video diary with your friends can help you edit the footage well when back home.
This is much better than showing your holiday snaps to those you might meet when back home, because it’s active, and it also serves as a wonderful time capsule for you to look upon when you are older. If you purchase a camera that is weather and water-resistant, such as a GoPro, you may come away with a beautiful scuba diving video to show your amazing relatives.
Surprise
Sometimes, the best vacations are those that are arranged for someone. Perhaps your friend is getting married in two months, and you wish to take her away for an unforgettable adventure in Europe or the other site of the country. Maybe your mother has beaten cancer and you wish to celebrate this incredible news.
A surprise such as a vacation, carefully planned and considered, can truly be a crowning moment in your friendship or relationship with someone close to you. Coming along on a vacation for a friend of a friend (after being invited of course) can help you bond and see each other like never before.
There’s a real sense of companionship and beauty when travelling together and experiencing something new, because it’s a great equalizer and suggests co-operation between people. Don’t be afraid of planning something like this, or even suggesting it. It might be the best experience you have this year.
Christmas Festivities
Of course, the festivities of Christmas are often best spent with family, but there’s no reason to think that you can’t celebrate at sometime in December on a wonderful vacation with your friends. Heading to a skiing resort, to Lapland, to Disneyland at Christmastime (seeing the park decorated in this way can be wonderful) will be an experience you may cherish for some time. We all know that the Christmas feeling can sometimes dilute as you get older and aren’t as excited as you were as a child, but there’s no reason as to why this needs to be the case.
Sometimes, falling in love with the festivities again means heading somewhere beautiful with your friends. For example, ice bars in Poland, the beautiful bar scene in Bulgaria, or heading to a wonderful French town can give you that sense of comfort and winter beauty you would love to experience. It’s getting to that time of year where planning a week vacation could be inspired at this preparatory point, so let this be your loving call to action in this direction. Who knows just how much you may thoroughly enjoy this? We’ll leave that to you to find out.
Chasing The Warm Weather A Little Longer
Chasing the warmer weather a little longer can be a worthwhile adventure to hold, because in the northern hemisphere winter is approaching, and quickly. Heading south to Australia where the beautiful warmer weather is starting to begin and people are becoming accustomed to heading out more could be a worthwhile thing to keep hold of your beach-loving interests. Again, heading to countries like this can help you gain a range of experiences because its proximity to the Asian continent means that varied food, wonderful barbecue options and crystalline waters is going to grant you something truly wonderful to talk about.
Heading into the depths of Autumn with a renewed tan can help you glow, and feel truly confident after your winter getaway. Perhaps it’s not quite the only reason you would wish to travel so far, but it certainly can’t hurt to do this at all.
With this in mind, we hope you can head on a wonderful vacation with your girlfriends. Take inspiration from whatever grabs you, and move forward to something wonderful. We hope the form, format and excitement this post brings allows you to craft your best vacation yet.
