Travel Troubles and Triumphs: Brittany Unveils Her Girls' Trip Nightmares and Planning Tips

Ever had a girls’ trip go horribly wrong? Picture this: friends disappearing, financial tensions brewing, and plans falling apart. Tune in to Brunch with Brittany as I unravel my own travel nightmares and transform them into valuable lessons for your next getaway. This episode is packed with candid anecdotes and essential tips on creating a trip everyone will love. From selecting a destination that caters to all tastes to avoiding the common trap of overscheduling, I cover it all. You’ll hear firsthand how proper planning and mutual understanding can make or break your trip.

In this episode, I dive into the nitty-gritty of communicating your trip's vibe, energy, and budget. Booking in advance and ensuring everyone is on the same page is key, and I share practical advice to make that happen. Listeners also chime in with their own experiences and tips, fostering a community of shared wisdom. If you’re aiming for a stress-free and enjoyable girls' trip, this episode is your go-to guide. Join the conversation every Sunday on all platforms and let’s turn those travel troubles into triumphs!

Transcript

Planning Successful Girls Trips

Brittany Gonzalez 0:13

what's up ? It is brunch with britny . Welcome to my podcast . I am so happy to be back . Welcome back . I hope you uh have something to drink .

Brittany Gonzalez 0:23

Okay , I'm doing some rosé today and I was thinking , like you know what we need to talk about . Let's talk about girls trips . Okay , because I don't know if you have had the problem that I've had , but I think out of all of my girls trips , they've all gone terribly . So I I'm like maybe we need to really visit this topic and figure it out . Okay , because I don't understand what I'm doing wrong . Maybe you can help me , but I've been through so many different friend groups with girls trips and so I looked up some like good tips on how to ensure you have a better girls trip where you remain friends after the trip , because that's the other thing . For some reason , after every girls trip , you lose either one friend , you lose the whole crew , like nobody likes each other . At the end of it , in the middle of it , so many things can go wrong and , like I said , I think I've been through every situation that could go wrong , so let's get into it All right . So it says that some tips for planning a good girls trip is to pick a place with lots of activities that your group enjoys . Okay , like it says , hiking , water sports that is not for me . Okay , if the girl group wants to go somewhere like that , I'm not going . It's not for me . I know I'm going to sit that one out Like go , have fun , I support it , but I will not partake in it .

Brittany Gonzalez 1:50

Shopping , you know , make sure everybody's on the same page , that they're going to be able to go shopping or they're going to enjoy window shopping . Okay , because some of the girls come with no funds , which to me boggles my mind . But everyone has , like that , one girl in the group that can't afford . Now , I want to say can't afford . She didn't plan properly to bring the funds that were needed to really enjoy the trip . You know where she's trying to stay at the hotel and not spend any money . You don't want to go with that girl . You don't want to be that girl either . You drag the group down . It is horrible , it's like so annoying and everybody hates you on that trip . Just know , if you are the broke one in the group going , still showing up like you paid for the ticket , you pitched in for the room , but other than that you don't got it . You shouldn't have went , sis , you're ruining everybody's time . Trust me , don't do it , you'll lose a friend . Like that , nobody wants to be around that all right .

Brittany Gonzalez 2:48

They say , be flexible with splitting up into smaller groups doing different things . This one I always felt like if we're doing a girl strip , we're doing everything together like duh . Why else did we choose to go together for with the girls you know , so that one I wouldn't like . But if you're with a girl who doesn't like that , who's like totally okay with going somewhere on her own or splitting off from the group , right , like she sees a cute guy and she's like the wild one , so she goes missing , you know , and you're in a different city , and it's not like you're back home , somewhere local , where you're like she'll be fine . No , we're in a different city , like you cannot just be running off with other people , but maybe there's a friend group that loves that . That's like , hey , girl , we're doing whatever , wherever the wind takes us , like that's what I'm doing . So do your thing , I'll text you , you know .

Brittany Gonzalez 3:39

And and I think that's the other thing is that the girls don't do that . They're not texting , they're't do that , they're not texting , they're not communicating that part . They're not communicating , they're disappearing . And then you're like where did Stacey go ? Like , answer your phone ? Her phone's dead , you know , and that's the time she chooses to disappear . It's so annoying , so unsafe . I don't like that . I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that to someone . So that's not for me , not for me , all right . So they say don't overschedule , allow time for downtime and individual activities . Again , that's not for me . We're not doing individual stuff like , we're doing this stuff together , otherwise why are we here ? So that wouldn't work for me .

Brittany Gonzalez 4:19

Plan meals , decide how you're going to eat out and if everyone has to help out with cooking . I guess that's kind of like if you do a hotel versus an airbnb , because when you do the airbnb , like I remember one girls trip I went on and we did an airbnb . It was somewhere in like fort lauderdale area , super chill side of town , was beautiful , had a pool and everything was relaxing . There were like eight of us girls , maybe six somewhere around there , and we all got groceries . And we had one girl that was like she liked to cook . So we're like you're in charge , we'll help , we'll pitch in , we'll buy the groceries , but you are in charge . So she did .

Brittany Gonzalez 5:00

She was a Latina , so she cooked like a Spanish meal . I don't remember what it was , but it was Spanish , so it requires some deep frying . So tell me why . This is the other thing . Okay , so she cooks , right , and we all eat . It was good . Well , it was late night , so at the end of the night she goes by herself outside and she pours the hot grease out into the grass and she's trying to dispose of the grease . Like if you've ever deep fried something , you know there's a lot . You can't leave it behind at the Airbnb . So she does that , right , and none of us know . Again , she did this late at night , decided to do this on her own , so she was not the girl that the credit cards the Airbnb's credit card was attached to . All right , it , it was attached to one girl , because you know how that works and then everybody gives the money , which is another whole . It can be a whole nother episode but so she did that . Tell me why .

Brittany Gonzalez 5:54

The Airbnb , the owner , sends an email when we get back from the trip with a charge . Okay , it was like a $300 charge for pouring out the oil into some fake . It was fake grass . We didn't know it was fake grass outside , but it was completely fake grass and she threw it out . So obviously , like , where's it gonna go ? It's fake , it's burnt , like you could see it . And then the funniest thing was it was all on video . You know Airbnb , like they , they got their cameras out , security cameras . So , yeah , they sent the video with it too . Oh , it was so legit we couldn't even argue it Right , like there was no , we have to pay this . So it goes on my girl's credit card and she is livid because she's like why would you do that ? What were you thinking ? I get both sides Okay , it happens , but the girl did end up paying her . However , it could have went the other way , where the girl was like I'm not paying for that . Cheers .

Brittany Gonzalez 6:50

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Brittany Gonzalez 7:14

So it says set a budget . I think that's number one . Number one you should already set a budget . Like what is this going to cost .

Brittany Gonzalez 7:21

A lot of the girls want to go on trips and they're not really taking into account , like for me , I like to go eat , I like to eat good food . I don't want to just eat a slice of pizza that's you know , uh , $6.99 somewhere . And like I went on a girl's trip with a girl like that she didn't care where we ate , I did so . It was like she was always trying to pick those kind of spots and I'm like we're out traveling . That's not my thing , I'm not going to have a good time doing that , you know . But in her mind she's like well , I'm on a budget , well , I didn't know that ahead of time , so I'm not going to budge for her budget . So it was some discourse there Didn't end our friendship , but definitely made me rethink why we should have had that conversation to begin with .

Brittany Gonzalez 8:07

You know you got to go with people that , with the girls that match your energy , that match your vibe Right . Like I like , again , I like to eat , I like to , I don't care about that . So if it's important to you , then you need to make sure that you both think it's important , because otherwise pick a different friend . Oh , my goodness . All right , consider creative activities . Make sure that you both think it's important , because otherwise pick a different friend . Oh my goodness . All right , consider creative activities . I like this one .

Brittany Gonzalez 8:30

Like , try thrifting . I have a girlfriend who I didn't know she thrifts , she can thrift . When you have those conversations you can figure that out . Like , oh , are we going to this city ? Okay , what do they have available there ? Now , that being said , there's activities that you can do . Some of the girls may not mention that like oh , I'm not really into that . They might go along with it .

Brittany Gonzalez 8:47

Then you get there and they're like wishy-washy , don't want to book it . You better book in advance . Okay , if the girl does not book with you in advance , do not wait until you get there to the location to book that trip , because I promise you she's going to oversleep it , she's not going to show up , she's not , she's going to be like ah , whatever , I don't want to do it . Meanwhile , the whole time you're like we said we were going to do this . Don't disappoint yourself . Like that , it will happen way more than you would like it . To um , invite the right people .

Brittany Gonzalez 9:16

Like I said , you got to have those conversations in the beginning , girl , because even if you get along right , like you're like I always have fun with this girl or this group , it's different when you go into a different city with that group . You know again , everything changes the budget , the location , the safety of it , all you know , and some girls just don't care . So you need to make sure that you're like no , this is important to me , that we stick together . We came together , we leave together , things like that . Uh , the group chat , okay . So you definitely I think every girl girl trip does this Like we start a group chat and we talk about like this is what we're going to do , or you know we're , we're just all excited about it .

Brittany Gonzalez 9:56

But with the group chat , you also need to be active in that group chat , because I've had you know where you , where there's someone who kind of takes control of it and it says , hey guys , I was thinking about this and they'll send the links right . They'll say like we're going to go kayaking at night with you know , go in the dark kayaks . And some of the group is like excited about , or nobody responds at all . And then that person is feeling like I'm over here , planning , thinking , trying to interact with you girls , and is dry in the group chat . No , you are that red flag . You definitely don't want to go with those girls . You don't want to go with those girls . It is a sign that they are going to be disappointing you every step of the way . Okay , like they're not committal . They're not committing , so you don't want to deal with that . That's a red flag . Don't even go on that trip , I promise you . I had to learn that one the hard way and I hated that .

Brittany Gonzalez 10:52

Okay , um , have a general dress code . Oh , this is a good one . Okay , so I remember I went on a girl's trip and I like to wear outfits , go take pictures , get dressed up . That's my thing , I love that and I have . Maybe I shouldn't say it's like me , right ? I should be saying like , oh , this other girl that you know , I know , did this .

Brittany Gonzalez 11:13

But I had a girlfriend love her , love how she dresses . You know she dresses up when she goes out . But for some reason on this trip she she's decided , oh , I'm just going to wear jeans and a bun , jeans and a bun , and I was so not expecting that . Okay , I'm dressed to the nines , in heels too , walking around the city and she's like in sneakers , messy bun , hair's not done , you know , jacket I just didn't , was not expecting that . I was like , no wait , but you dress up . This is what I'm saying . You don't know until you're there in the moment you're assuming like , but she dresses nice , so why would she do that on a trip ? I don't know you , you can't , you can't assume for people . So plan those outfits together .

Brittany Gonzalez 12:00

An idea like girl day one we're to go more comfy but cute . Okay , hair done , buns we're not doing that . You know , don't Match my energy , or don't you know ? And some girls are fine with it . Some girls will be like I'll be dressed up and I don't care what you look like . That's cool too . Just know what you're getting yourself into when it comes to that , because you , if you , if that's important to you , it's going to be

Improving Girls Trip Planning

Brittany Gonzalez 12:24

a problem .

Brittany Gonzalez 12:24

And it was for me , because I was like girl in my videos , if I was panning , I was panning the place and like she'd be there , I'd be like I can't use that content now Cause she's not going to feel good about it . So now I can't use that . So that was one of my many experiences of learning that , the hard way of those things , and I just want us to have better girls trips and if you are really good at them , like , what am I doing wrong other than not communicating well enough ? Because clearly it's , it's just been a disaster for me bad experiences . I think I've met one girl that was like I always have the best time on girls trips and I'm like no , I'm ready to like , fight at the end of it or leave that friendship . So I got a lot of work to do but I need help and I don't want other people to go through it .

Brittany Gonzalez 13:16

If you are planning a girls trip , start that group chat . Be very clear about the vibe , the energy , the budget , what you want to do and anything . Like I said , when you want to book , book ahead , do not wait until you get to that city to try and book . It's not gonna happen . Okay , it's just not . It's probably not . Nine times out of ten it's not gonna happen . So those are my tips , my advice for girls trips . But , um , you can always feel free leave in the comments stuff that went right , stuff that went wrong , something I didn't cover , let me know , this is the brunch with britney podcast . It's a girl's girl podcast and I just want us to , you know , be better . So that is it . You can catch this on iheart radio on our app . Make sure you're following it . Hit subscribe , subscribe and click that on the top right for getting notifications for when this podcast drops Should be every Sunday . Look out for it . I'm Brittany Gonzalez , and that's Brunch with Brittany .