Ahh, but the apartment is disposed of in episode one, when Monica tells her buds she just “inherited” (NYC rent-control) it and all its cool art-deco furnishings from her late grandmother.
That’s how our two heroines could afford the swanky digs, Monica, of course was a chef. I don’t recall much about fabulous vacations but I thought Rachel was from a rich family and was well-supplemented.
That said, year-after-year it got harder to watch our characters keep acting like goofball youngsters as they got into their thirties. That’s never a pretty sight in the real world, especially with real people not so toned and telegenic.
As I recall, Rachel’s family cut her off when she walked out of her wedding to the dentist.
I was referring to the big trip to London, but I can’t recall any other places. I thought they took ski trips and other various sitcom location changes.