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[quote=Anonymous]I’m looking for feedback and suggestions. 
Here’s the situation. 
I have two wonderful lifelong friends, we’re all in our late 40s, one is an empty nester and two of have younger kids at home. We all live in separate locations on the east coast. 
We’ve done two girls trips post Covid (prior to that hadn’t traveled together for years/since having kids). One trip to Chicago, one trip to Toronto. Trips were fun in that we caught up and had lots of downtime. The problem from my perspective? Neither of these friends are interested in sightseeing, cultural attractions, museums, that sort of thing. On our long weekend trips, we spent the majority of waking hours in the hotel bar, coffee bar or a nearby restaurant. Didn’t feel like we “did” Chicago or Toronto. Did I enjoy the time together? Yes, very much. Could we have been anywhere, or even at one of our houses? Absolutely.

Current situation is that the empty nester friend is pushing to plan another girls trip. Myself and the other friend are open to it but honestly it’s just more difficult logistically for both of us, but it is doable.

I am trying to decide what to do. Empty nester is suggesting San Francisco. Sounds great but not worth flying across the country to sit in the hotel lobby and gab! I suggested a spa getaway somewhere on the east coast and that was Pooh/pooh’d as “something any of us could do anytime alone”. I suggested meeting for a staycation at empty nester’s home - we could chill on the couch, drink wine, stay up talking. That didn’t get a direct response so seems like a nonstarter.

I just don’t get it. Am I being difficult? Should I just go with the flow? Should I agree to the trip on the condition that we do something cultural each day? Should I not travel with these friends?

Welcoming any perspective here![/quote]

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