Vacation Rentals Blog

February 8, 2007. Two generations ago, guys might have gone on an annual hunting or fishing trip and women… well, women would have stayed home and watched the kids. Today, we have two of the trendiest terms in travel: "mancation" and "girls getaway."

For women, gender equality has doubled the amount of stress in their lives while putting bigger paychecks in their purses. No wonder they want (and need) to escape the responsibilities of family- and work-life every once in a while. Suburbanization has taken the hunt out of many men, but their desire to gallivant with the guys has remained intact.

Today, we'll suggest some trips for a mancation. Ideas for girls' getaways will come tomorrow.

The very term "mancation" might be a little too strange for most men to utter if it hadn't been popularized by Vince Vaughn – one of the coolest dudes around – in the 2006 movie "The Break-Up." Since then, a whole cottage industry has arisen. Websites offer advice. The word pops up everywhere in the media.

We think the best guys' trip begins with a luxury vacation rental. After all, you're not in college anymore, so there's no need for two dudes to share a bed or sleep on the floor. Here are a few suggestions:

Las Vegas – Of course this trip involves poker and nightclubs. But there's more to Vegas than The Strip, so rent a luxury vacation rental that provides easy access to the world-class golf resorts around town. Set aside one day to rent jet-skis and race around Lake Mead.

Scottsdale-Phoenix – Another great golf destination, Scottsdale, sits just outside of Phoenix, a major city with a professional baseball and football team. Learn how to drive like NASCAR pros at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving .

Colorado Rockies – Embrace the inner mountain man with a cabin in the mountains of Colorado. During the winter, you can ski and snowboard by day, and party at the resort villages by night. In the summer, hire a fly-fishing guide, rent mountain bikes and go whitewater rafting.