On The Real Housewives of Orange County, the ladies often leave the cozy confines of their gated communities for much-needed downtime. The combination of drinking, deluxe accommodations and forced fun is the perfect storm for meltdowns.

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We love to live vicariously through the Housewives, watching them enjoy the perks of reality stardom. Every season gives us one more destination to add to our bucket lists. But the best getaways are the ones that strike the perfect balance between lifestyles of the sort of rich and semi-famous and The Jerry Springer Show.

Hawaii (Season 8)

heather on rhoc

When Heather Dubrow gets a guest-starring role on a network TV show filming in Hawaii, she invites Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson to join her for a mini-vacay. Heather feels like the odd woman out, proving that sometimes three is a crowd. To be fair, Heather, aka "Fancy Pants," is a know-it-all whether it's the correct temperature to store red wine or the names of local foliage.

There are some snide remarks and eye-rolling, but the three of them still enjoy surfing lessons, fresh seafood and a nature walk to a waterfall. As much as Tamra and Vicki like to cut loose and whoop it up, they fail in their mission to get Heather to let her hair down.

Costa Rica (Season 7)

Vicki Gunvalson in Costa Rica on vacation on The Real Housewives Of Orange County

The Orange County Housewives tend to head to tropical locations, and out of all the franchises, they are also the most adventurous. The season 7 girls' getaway to Costa Rica includes ziplining in the jungle, white water rafting and a picnic on the beach with the local wildlife.

Vicki is an emotional wreck thanks to Briana's unexpected elopement. She's either manic or moping, leading to some discord between herself and Tamra. Friction is a given, and Tamra and Heather confront Alexis "Jesus Jugs" Bellino for being a big phony and urge her to be less superficial. The "friend-tervention" doesn't go over well, but Alexis has to rush back to her kids and husband, so the tension is short-lived.

Tahiti (Season 10)

Vicki and Meghan talking on RHOC.

It isn't an RHOC vacation until Tamra goes topless which she does as soon as the ladies arrive in Mo'orea and see their overwater bungalows. New girl Meghan King Edmonds endures non-stop criticism from OG Vicki about everything from her downfalls as a stepmother to her decision to be a stay-at-home-wife.

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Vicki's exhausting and annoying lectures about work ethic aside, she does know how to party. This trip is heavy on booze and light on activities aside from swimming with sharks and stingrays. The real entertainment is watching Vicki trying to navigate a golf cart around the resort at night.

Miraval, Arizona (Season 14)

The ladies head to Arizona for a wellness retreat and within hours of arriving, Shannon Beador is convinced she's bleeding from the brain, Kelly Dodd is defensive, besties Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson are at each other's throats, and Vicki saves the day by arriving with a bag of burgers.

These ladies did not get their money's worth with activities like aerial acrobatics and beekeeping. There's also a suspicious amount of alcohol floating around. The tone lightens considerably on the final night when Braunwyn Windham-Burke shows the women she's still lactating and reveals she and her husband have the occasional threesome.

Whistler, Canada (Season 8)

Vicki wearing a jacket and ski googles while skiing on a trip to Whistler on The Real Housewives Of Orange County

Homegrown Canadian Lydia McLaughlin arranges a trip for the ladies who trade in the bathing suits for parkas and boots. The trip gets off to a promising start thanks to Lydia's very cute uncle, Greg. It all goes downhill when Vicki learns former cast member and ex-employee Laurie Peterson is spreading a rumor that she walked in on Vicki in bed with two other people years earlier.

Whether it's sun or sand, Vicki is always at the center of any vacation drama. Vicki's kinky sex life aside, there's snowmobiling, peeing in the snow, gourmet food, gorgeous landscapes, snowball fights and sipping vodka in the world's coldest tasting room which is still warmer than relations between Gretchen and Vicki.

Jamaica (Season 13)

Shannon, aka "Debbie Downer," fails to warm up to new girls Gina and Emily. During a leisurely raft ride, Shannon does her best to bring the whole mood of the group down, and when "Fun Shannon" fails to make an appearance at dinner, she's called out by Gina.

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Tamra and Shannon's friendship is tested. and Shannon shuts herself away in her hotel room while the other women do some bobsledding (minus the snow) and behold the wonder that is Vicki attempting at twerking. In the end, the worst things these girls do is arrive at their hotel wearing rasta berets and fake dreads. This is both touristy and an offensive attempt at cultural appropriation.

Bali, Indonesia (Season 9)

Heather and Tamra looking surprised in Bali on RHOC

The ladies are eager to soak up Bali's zen vibe, but the backstabbing and trash-talking supersede any and all attempts at spiritual cleansing. Lizzie Rovsek has it out for Tamra because she missed her birthday party. Since Tamra's attitude is sorry, not sorry, Lizzie decides to get her revenge by throwing Tamra under the bus every chance she gets.

It's hard to know who to feel sorrier for whether it be the elephants forced to cart tourists around all day, or Tamra who gets blindsided on the final night. The Housewives always get to do cool stuff like fish pedicures and hanging out with monkeys, but luxury hotels and spa treatments come with a steep price tag: every moment between the ladies is filled with bougie-centric white girl drama.

Iceland (Season 12)

Tamra and Shannon in Iceland on RHOC

Lydia. the doe-eyed, devout Christian returns to prove these women will make anyone question the presence of a higher deity. The OC ladies are a big mess under the best of circumstances, but feed them fermented shark, stick them in a cold environment and only give them four hours of darkness, and it all falls apart.

This trip is action-packed with an ATV ride to a black sand beach, hiking to the top of a glacier and all that verbal sparring. Vicki is admitted and released from the hospital with an unnamed ailment and proceeds to drink all night (probably against doctor's orders). Vicki and Tamra mend fences (again), and sourpuss one-season wonder Peggy Sulahian leaves early.

Ireland (Season 11)

Heather, Shannon, Tamra, and Kelly in a pub in Ireland in RHOC

A pub crawl along Temple Bar turns into a brawl between Kelly and Tamra. Vicki gets into the spirit at a dairy farm when she exposes her lopsided nipples. There are bike rides (and drinking) a picnic (and drinking) and more drinking.

Kelly quickly becomes the inevitable odd woman out after slamming Tamra's mothering which is always a no-no among all the ladies across every franchise. The most memorable moment from the trip is when Kelly throws Vicki under the bus, revealing that the perpetual pot-stirrer told her David Beador hits Shannon.

Miami/Key West (Season 14)

Tamra and Vicki sitting together in Key West in RHOC

Braunwyn thinks the best way to bring together this fractured group of ladies is to plan a trip to Miami and Key West. But it has the opposite effect. The floating tiki bars look like a hoot, but there isn't quite enough distance between Kelly and Vicki who viciously attack each other at every turn,

Kelly takes a break from verbally abusing her castmates to demonstrate she knows nothing about Ernest Hemingway during a tour of the famed author's home. There are drama-free jet skiing and parasailing trips that go smoothly because the "Tres Amigas" go their way and everyone else the other. It isn't a party until something gets broken, and in this case, it's Vicki who takes a fall and gets carted off in an ambulance.

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