“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” ~ Ibn Batuta  France has inspired a flood of writers dating back from Roman times to the present. The French people greatly admire writers and artists and their government supports independent bookstores, so much so that thousands still thrive. French writers such as Victor Hugo, Alexis de Toqueville and Simone de Beauvoire changed the landscape of France, those who came over from England such as Oscar Wilde and Henry James found comfort in the arms and protection of Paris and of course Hemingway and Fitzgerald found adventure.

A Smash-Up of French & Italian Culture Corsica is a magical land once ruled by Italy and now part of France. It’s the birthplace of Napoleon and boasts both beautiful beaches as well as rugged mountains. The entire island smells of a heady mix of herbs that grow wild here, called the maquis.

“Go on vacation and return home with a life plan!” Yes you heard right. Head off to Paris and return home with a plan in hand for the next steps in your newly transformed life! Whether you are in transition or anticipate a transition, or you simply want to plan a fantastic year ahead for yourself, this is a rare opportunity to enjoy the best of Paris and work with a world-class life and executive coach to figure out your next steps.

A pioneering celebrity and fashionista, Marie-Antoinette created her own style that despite her tragic fate still influences the French art de vivre. Discover Marie Antoinette’s France and walk in her footsteps through 18th century Paris and Versailles. On this historic adventure you’ll learn more than you ever thought possible about Marie Antoinette, and she will come alive for you. From our hotel in the fashionable Marais we will discover restaurants, cafés and shops fit for a queen. A special outing to the Palais Royal reveals where Rose Bertin, her famed courturier designed her trendsetting dresses. In the Marais you’ll dine on the most beautiful square in Paris dating back to the 17th century.

Just before the world’s film elite descend on Cannes for their annual festival and as the flowers are beginning to bloom, you are invited to join us for the pen-ultimate journey to the French Riviera frequented by the world’s elite for the past 100 years. From our seaside perch in charming Juan les Pins, we’ll follow in the footsteps of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, we will learn why writers like Hemingway, James Joyce and Nabakov flocked to Nice for inspiration.

This 4-day French vacation showcases Paris, with a day trip to nearby Giverny and Versailles. Your trip to Paris unveils the most popular city on the planet, known as the City of Light. Paris has beguiled globetrotters for centuries, attracting them with its gorgeous 18th-century architecture, vibrant museum culture, and unparalleled arts and culinary scene.

Join AdventureWomen for an adventure on a private barge in the south of France! Cruising the Rhone River canals aboard your luxurious, privately chartered hotel-barge is an ultimately dreamy way to discover a less-visited corner of southwestern Provence.

Join AdventureWomen for an adventure on a private barge in the south of France! Cruising the Rhone River canals aboard your luxurious, privately chartered hotel-barge is an ultimately dreamy way to discover a less-visited corner of southwestern Provence.

Join the Women's Travel Club on one of Europe’s most legendary rivers. This wonderful journey along the Rhine River will take you across Germany—and touches in Holland, France, and Switzerland! You will start in the ever popular, quaint and yet modern city of Amsterdam, Holland.

Blessed with some of the most gorgeous countryside in Europe, if not the world (not to mention perhaps the best wine around), Burgundy is a place everyone should explore at least once. Two great French passions, wine and food, come together here in a particularly enticing way. The best way to experience it is from the deck of our private ambling river barge with a fabulous group of women.

Join one of our four regular tours, or let us customise one for you. Open to all, feminists or not, our experiences are based on tolerance, open mindedness and a constant quest for debate. It is through moments of genuine conviviality and judgment-free exchanges that we promote those values. Come share your thoughts on one of our experiences!

Just because you haven’t heard of an area, doesn’t mean that its not spectacular. This is a place where the French vacation and it is filled with plus beaux villages de France (the most beautiful villages in France). Its is a contrast in richness having both extraordinarily beautiful countryside, hill-top historic villages as well as the ancient and awesome city of Albi home to Toulouse Lautrec. With Girls Guide to Paris you will canoe, walk and discover the secrets of this fairytale land rich with foie gras, rolling fields, hearty red wines and roquefort cheese.