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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 2004)
riiiT im ÄißS r C* ........... ▼............. You need a vacation 1 veryhcxiy needs a vacation. But if you’re One of the goals of 2 Girls is to get overworked and stressed out, the last thing women more comfortable taking risks and you want to do is put time and effort into seeking adventures. Traveling to a foreign i researching a place, making the arrangements country can be intimidating, notes Hall, 2 Girls Travel opens up and heading off to some unknown destination. describing a scene at the airport. “It’s crazy. a world of possibility for women That’s where 2 Girls Travel comes in. Part There’s all these people, and I don’t speak ners Pam Monette and Elise Campbell started Spanish. Taxi drivers are trying to get you to by K a t h y B elge their business as a way to empower women to go with them. If you haven’t been there get out and explore. They’re before, you don’t know what to do.” The two says, where they ate dinner over planning their third trip to girls of 2 Girls help their charges navigate the looking the whole hay and city at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in sunset. “We never would have airport, exchange their dollars for pesos and November and their first to Las found that,” Vakarcs says. set up the first dinner and breakfast. Vegas next month. Riding Dianas boat into the hay They also arrange some side trips that Monette had been an and seeing dolphins was a highlight women are welcome to participate in or not. active member of the Women for both women. Some members of Most do. They leave plenty of time for explor in the Woods annual weekend ing, shopping, lounging at the group jumped at Breitenhush Hot Springs, in and swam with the beach or swimming in and some of the attendees were the dolphins. “I one of the many pools at the asking for winter activities. have not had hotel. “Pam and Elise do a The couple took note and such a fun vaca really nice job of facilitating planned Women in the Waves, tion ever,” Hall the group,” says Vakarcs. their first Mexico vacation in says. “It made you “They have a nice combina 2002. “We wanted to take the feel like a kid tion of organized activities magic of Women in the Woods again.” and free time." on vacation,” says Monette. “I believe in my heart of —Christine Hall Christine Hall, 45, has onette and hearts if someone goes travel been on both Puerto Vallarta ing with us and then they travel on their own, Campbell started 2 Girls trips and plans to go to Las it’s a good thing,” says Monette, who finds that because they love to travel Vegas and hack to Mexico and wanted to do so in the compa sometimes women are afraid to travel alone. again this year. A stress-related Elise Campbell (left) and Pam Monette of 2 Girls Travel flank tour ny of other women. They don’t “They don’t get to see how capable and power illness convinced her she need co-conspirator Diana in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ful they are.” j n make any money off the trips but ed a vacation. admit they hope by the time they “It was easy because it was all prearranged,” best things about traveling with 2 Girls was retire the trips will fund their way. Campbell is 2 G irls T ravel ’ s trip to Los Vegas is May 19 to says Hall, who traveled by herself for the first their connection with a local lesbian tour guide a real estate broker, and Monette owns Helen s 23. Puerto Vallarta’s Women in the Waves is time and enjoyed the company of the other named Diana, who took the group of about 16 Pacific Costumers in Northeast Portland. Nov. 6 to 13 (seven nights) or Nov. 6 to 20 (14 women. “You get the benefit of a tour package women to a remote beach and to a bed and The couple are thinking of future trips to nights). Receive a discount if you book by June 1 hut the freedom of being by yourself.” breakfast owned by a tequila distiller up in the Europe, Florida and Provincetown, Mass., hut at 503-281*3252. Trisha Vakarcs, 55, has also been on both hills. Some of the women went horseback rid acknowledge most of their clients are kxiking trips and plans to go again. She said one of the ing and all enjoyed a wonderful restaurant, she for more exotic vacations. KATHY B e l g e is a Portland free-lance writer. T have not had such a fun vacation ever. 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