Montana's Flathead Lake Lodge

Vacation Home Rentals and Traveling with Lara Dunston

Vacation Home Rental in Puglia, Italy (Terence Carter)

Vacation home rentals are a smart way to save money and live comfortably while traveling. The Vacation Gals are huge fans of vacation homes rentals like those of HomeAway, and so is Lara Dunston.  She's as afflicted by the travel bug as anyone we've met, and [Read more]

Put-in-Bay Ferry and Budget Family Vacation Tips

Put in Bay Lake Erie from Miller Ferry (Miller Boat Line)

Put-in-Bay is a bucolic family travel getaway destination in Lake Erie. Importantly, this Ohio island vacation destination is as easy on the wallet as it is on the eyes. Budgeting a family vacation can be tricky. However, here at The Vacation Gals, we see [Read more]

Gambling Vacation Tips from a Pro

Poker champion Brad Booth (pokerlistings.com)

Gambling vacations can take place wherever a destination has a casino (and, well, legalized gambling). Bradley Booth is a high stakes poker champion, known throughout the gambling world as one of the best around. He also is Head of Poker Development and [Read more]

Cruise Travel Tips from a Top Cruise Agent

Cruise Planners is a best cruise travel agent company

Cruise travel planning tips are useful, whether you're planning your first cruise vacation, or looking to enhance your next vacation at sea. Using a travel agent who specializes in cruises is free (it's the cruises that pay a commission, not you), and it's the [Read more]

Happy Mother’s Day from The Vacation Gals!

Adrian Yee (sxc.hu)

Sunday is Mother's Day -- do you have big plans? Will you be served breakfast in bed, or perhaps you have a spa appointment? A special brunch at a favorite restaurant? Or maybe you have an entire weekend of travel on the agenda. I'll be hanging out with my [Read more]

Travel with Style Tips: Q&A with O Magazine’s Adam Glassman

Adam Glassman

Adam Glassman, the creative director at O, The Oprah Magazine, is my favorite man in fashion. If you read O (if you don't, you should), you know that Glassman gives style advice to real women in his monthly column "Adam Says." For The Vacation Gals, here are [Read more]

Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase

Betty in the Sky

Everyone knows flight attendants have some of the wildest work stories in the world. If you're looking for a light hearted read filled with hilarious flight attendant and pilot anecdotes - Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase is for you. Today we're lucky to have [Read more]

Budget Family Vacation Tips From an Expert

budget a family vacation for your children (playoutdoors.com)

Wondering how to budget a family vacation? Playoutdoors is a useful site for parents who want to buy quality outdoor gear and clothing for their traveling kids. I admire the site's ethos of getting our children outdoors and active; the best family vacations [Read more]

The Elysian Luxury Hotel in Chicago – Q&A with Design Firm

The Elysian Luxury Hotel in Chicago (elysianhotels.com)

Every time I've traveled to Chicago, Illinois, I've absolutely loved it there. From the great restaurants to Lincoln Park Zoo, to Old Town and Second City, there are always lots of fun things to do in Chicago...in the summer, at least. I've never been brave [Read more]

Q&A with Travel Writer Andy Gross

Jeremy at Mesa Verde72c

Today we have a Q&A with Andy Gross, a travel writer I absolutely adore. She's going to chat with us about her travels, grandchildren, endeavors and more, as she is certainly a Vacation Gal and has already claimed the moniker "Gramma Gal" for her "Gal" [Read more]