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Tag: The Girls Trip Made It Out of the Group Chat (2026)

How I survived my first girls' trip | iamapolarbear.com

How I survived my first girls’ trip

May 18, 2026

I’d heard of the mythical and mysterious “girls’ trip” but it had never happened to me and I kind of assumed it never would – until it did. I was in the courtyard at Prague Castle when I got the message: “Hey, are you interested in going on a mini break? We’re thinking somewhere warm … More How I survived my first girls’ trip

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I'm Julie, a travel, adventure and wellness blogger. I love Iceland, I love jumping into hot water and I do love a bit of snow.

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📌 Alcazaba de Málaga 📌 Málaga Cathedral 📌 Málaga 📌 Málaga Here’s a school trip I’ve never really mined, because I don’t remember enough details and I haven’t yet uncovered a diary. But this is Spain somewhere around June 2001. We drove all the way from the UK to Cordoba, slept one night on the coach (I think) and another at a hotel near Barcelona after breaking down on the France-Spain border. And that's it for my little adventure to the West Bohemian Spa Triangle. Three towns, plus a bonus day-and-a-bit in Prague, six trains, three pools (plus some fairly indifferent hotel pools), a lot of spring water, more selfies than I realised, an average of 3.5 miles of walking each day and I think I've finished up on nine blog posts. When my guidebook said Prague is a city of many architectural styles, it wasn’t wrong. The Mordor-esque towers round every corner were the first to catch my attention but second was this grey and yellow double act and then I began to notice all sorts of stuff. Of course, the Dancing House is so well-known its become a tourist attraction in its own right and for someone who likes a bit of Gothic and a bit of Art Deco, I found myself spotting and enjoying Art Nouveau, mostly in greens and golds. And of course there’s the more traditional. There’s something to look at round every corner. 📌 Charles Bridge, Prague 📌 St Vitus Cathedral, Prague

About Julie

I'm a blogger, adventurer, lover of hot water, amateur paddler and polar bear who wilts in hot weather. Time (by day, I'm a researcher) and funds keep me within Europe and I make regular trips up to the north, especially to Iceland. I like the occasional adventure across Europe by train and I'm starting to make use of my weekends for 48-hour adventures. This isn't my only creative outlet - I've written two travelogues (one on a winter adventure across the Arctic Circle and one on exploring volcanoes during a warm summer road trip around Iceland) plus a little book of Icelandic pools and I have a fourth book in progress right now.

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