Miami Vice fun on the beachIt started as an innocent press junket to Cancun for the weekend. Five days, two hotels and a beach that stretched out like the tail of a runaway kite. I kicked off my shoes and stress and responsibilities...

travel tours are great to exploreEver thought of travel writing for a living? GoGirlfriend would love to hear your travel writing experiences: what worked, what didn't work, what you wish you would have done. Read on and add your tips in the comments ...

La Dolce Vita in Oxnard, California holds cooking classes with owner and chef, Michelle Kenney, one class a month, from 1 pm to 4 pm. Each class is a full menu – appetizer, main course and dessert – as well as wine with each course. I loved that the class was a hand’s on experience ...

Know why I love travel apps? They make my life simpler – and travel more fun. Whether my fave apps cut down travel times, point me in a delish direction or the nearest gas station ...

Parenting AdventuresThe thing I love (and sometimes hate) most about motherhood is unpredictability. You may think you're headed to the cottage but then you end up finding something you didn't know you were missing...

What if you want to take a trip by yourself but not be alone? Many of our GoGirlfriend travel writers can show you how they do it – solo travel comes in many different forms ...