Most women I work with travel internationally for the big trips and domestically for the recovery trips, the quick getaways, the weekends with girlfriends. These USA travel guides focus on that second category: weekend escapes, road trips, and longer stays in places I’ve been many times.

Most of the content lives in the Western US, because that’s where I live and travel most. You’ll find Palm Springs weekend guides, San Diego itineraries (I’m local, so this is the insider version), Las Vegas guides for people who don’t gamble, Baja California for the weekend getaway option from San Diego, and fall foliage destinations that aren’t Vermont.

If you’re planning a girls trip somewhere in the West but you don’t know where to start, the San Diego itinerary, Palm Springs weekend guide, and Best Spring Break Destinations post are the three I’d send you first.

Best for: women planning weekend getaways from California, girls trips in the Southwest, solo travelers building their first solo-trip confidence with a domestic itinerary, and anyone tired of the same Vegas-Miami-Cancun roundup posts.