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Nepal or Bust in 2008

Published January 25, 2008 Uncategorized

The Christmas gifts are opened and everyone’s happy, so it’s time to pack for the next trip. As you — my traveling friends know — my favorite gift is a boarding pass! On January 1st, my 19-year-old daughter (JC) and I leave via Thai Airways for Bangkok, where we’ll spend 2 days then fly to Kathmandu. Travel along with us on this blog.

 

What are we doing in Nepal in January? I’ll be doing research for my upcoming book: Best Girlfriend Getaways Worldwide, and JC will do anti-trafficking research with Nepalese NGO’s.

 

Our trip will be a true “girlfriend getaway” because our neighbor Mary is joining us and we’re staying with another girlfriend who lives half the year in Kathmandu, Olga Murray, the founder of Nepal Youth Opportunity Foundation www.nyof.org.

 

Packing countdown. What luggage shall we take? We’ll check our roller bags, (I usually travel with one carry-aboard suitcase with wheels) but this trip I’m taking toys and basketballs for the boys and girls at the Nepalese children’s homes we’ll be visiting. And we’ll need extra room to carry home our shopping treasures from the bazaars of Kathmandu.

 

At my home, packing begins a week in advance. I put lots of clothes on the floor next to my suitcase and begin adding and deleting. Since we’ll spend a few days trekking in the hill country, we’re packing walking shoes, moisture-absorbing socks, layers of warm clothes and a small backpack.

 

Next posting I’ll tell you what “I never leave home without” and as the departure day gets closer I’ll share my “long-flight” survival kit with you.

 

Please share your best packing tips with me too.

Cheers, Marybeth

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Marybeth Bond

Marybeth Bond is “THE” International travel expert for women. She’s followed the trend and written about it for two decades, most recently for the Wall Street Journal, More Magazine and NPR. She is the award winning author/editor of eleven books including the award-winning bestseller, 50 Best Girlfriends Getaways, A Woman's World, and Gutsy Women, which took her to The Oprah Winfrey show. A highly sought after spokesperson for a variety of businesses, including Hilton Garden Inn, AAA, Procter & Gamble. She has appeared on over 250 television and radio shows. Marybeth has traveled – alone, with her gal pals, daughters, sisters and mother for 40+ years to 6 continents. Then at age 29, she left her corporate job in the computer business and traveled around the world alone -- for 2 years. She walked, hiked, climbed, cycled and kayaked her way through six continents and more than 70 countries from Mt. Kilimanjaro to Kilarny. Marybeth’s been married for 22 years now (to the American she met in Kathmandu) and has 2 teen daughters. She still travels near and far, alone with husband, daughters, mother and gal pals.