This is a selfish post from a single woman longing for a vacation who wishes more of her friends were available for fun.

It used to be pretty easy to organize a getaway with girlfriends. The biggest challenges were cost and scheduling time away from work. The former came into play more than the latter – in our twenties, none of us were “indispensable” at work – at least yet.

In 2002, I went to Grand Cayman with two girlfriends who didn’t know each other, but trusted me when I said “you’ll be compatible.” They were. We had a fabulous time in a beautiful place.

We weren’t too self-conscious yet about doing silly poses on the beach, or asking strangers to take our pictures. We didn’t think that we were hot stuff honestly, but looking back, I think we had something.

We made friends easily and had adventures.