Gals Abroad Gatherings: Tarot & Treats

PURE MAGIC IS WITNESSING POWERFUL WOMEN CONNECT

As the founder of Gals Abroad Getaways, a company dedicated to connecting independent, travel-loving women & showing them dazzling destinations around the world, I have the immense privilege to witness this magic often.

I see it on the first day of all of our getaways when women from all around the world meet for the first time & giggle over welcome drinks and delicious dinners.

I see it mid-way through our trips when friendships have formed and we’re deep into exploring our destination.

And I see it at our farewell dinner when we’re doubled over laughing from our inside jokes & overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for the memories we’ve made.

THIS is what is so powerful about connecting with other like-minded women and why we take our role as the facilitator of these experiences & friendships so seriously. These connections can truly be life-changing.

After we ran our first two trips in 2022, one of the things I was hearing from our gals was that they wanted a sense of continued community after they returned home. I too was feeling like there had to be a way for our gals to connect on a more frequent and local level.

SO, WE CREATED GALS ABROAD GATHERINGS

These are intimate events for the Gals Abroad Getaways community to come together for a shared unique experience, mingle with other gals & support amazing local small (mostly) women-owned businesses.

Whether it's candle making, wine tasting, or a food tour in a city near you, our aim is to use these Gatherings as a way to give our gals a taste of what the Gals Abroad Getaways experience is all about in a city near you.

Our first gathering was at Frankfort Candle Company to celebrate Galentine’s Day.

And just this last week we hosted our second event: Tarot & Treats.

As someone who LIVES for autumn, I wanted to host an event that celebrated the change of seasons and was an excuse to pamper & treat our gals.

I discovered Annie Hex through a friend who gifted me one of her birthday tarot card readings. I’ve had a few tarot card readings over the years but NONE have been as impactful, fun and actionable as Annie’s was. Immediately after our reading I was like, “how can we work together"?!”.

And boom a few months later she’s giving personal readings to all our gals at this event.

The idea for a luxe picnic came about simply because I LOVED watching these companies pop up during the pandemic and I never got the chance to experience them for myself. I discovered Picnic Parlay was based just 1 town over from me and was thrilled to be supporting another woman-owned small biz.

Then truly everything else fell into place.

SHOUTOUT TO ALL THE INCREDIBLE SMALL BUSINESSES WE WORKED WITH

Let me take a quick moment to introduce you to the brands we worked with for this Gathering that I think you should know about. I am forever grateful to all the small businesses that always so generously gifted us with services and truly amazing goodies that brought the event to life.

ANNIE HEX - is a queer performance artist, poet, and tarot reader who curates her own events & hosts readings virtually or in her signature pink room. Seriously, her birthday readings make for the PERFECT b-day gift.

PICNIC PARLAY - creates these luxe picnic & event setups which were the perfect centerpiece for our gathering & elevated the whole experience

BELLYFULL BOARDS - curated the yummy individual cheese boards

CLOVE STUDIO - when the weather looked like it was taking a turn for the worse we scrambled to find a space that would be able to accommodate us last min. I’m SO grateful to have found this beautiful Ravenswood studio on @peerspace (ps - this is also a photography studio & they offer memberships for creators!)

HANNAH SCHWEISS - knocked it out of the park once again by capturing the event

FRANKFORT CANDLE COMPANY - is woman-owned small business that crafts one-of-a-kind clean burning candles in vintage antique vessels. Each vessel is totally unique and is displayed in this beautiful rainbow on the ever-evolving wall in the shop. Plus, they offer workshops to the general public! This would be such a fun event to do with your girlfriends, co-workers or family!

FLOWERS FOR DREAMS - Gifted our gals their own mini-fall bouquets for them to take home and enjoy. What I love most is that they donate a portion of the $$ from each bouquet to local charities

OLIVE & JUNE - they are an amazing woman-owned business & have some of the best nail polish colors & products out there!

I’m truly so honored to have the privilege to bring a community of like-minded, kind, traveling-loving women together. And even more excited to help facilitate amazing new connections and friendships.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A FUTURE GATHERING MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE SIGNED UP FOR OUR GALS ABROAD GETAWAYS NEWSLETTER.

This is of course where we announce future trips but also the place where you’ll get access to purchase tickets to future events before anyone else.

I would also LOVE to hear what you’re looking for from future events & if you have any requests or suggestions, please feel free to shoot us an email at galsabroadgetaways@gmail.com.

xx Alle