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Girlfriend Getaways. Researchers link good health with good friends

Published May 22, 2009 1 Leave a Comment

Now that researchers link good health with good friends, we have scientific support for taking off with our girlfriends.By Travel Expert Marybeth Bond

According to recent studies and a New York Times article (April 20, 2009), female bonding activities serve as very important stress management strategies and have health benefits and this may contribute to longer lives.

Marybeth Bond, author of 11 women’s travel books, including the National Geographic Girlfriends Getaways series,

www.gutsytraveler.com

addresses the health benefits of traveling with girlfriends. Her best-selling travel books are for women—young, old, single, married, divorced, and widowed—who continue to fuel growth in the travel industry.

The 2nd edition of 50 Best Girlfriends Getaways contains considerable fresh content including more dude ranches, yoga retreats, mountain resorts and a new chapter on best home and garden tours as well as an additional section on.

Affordable escapes, close-to-home driving destinations, where to take teenage daughters, the best mother-daughter trips and transformational personal journeys are all found in her latest book, as well as hundreds of money-saving travel tips.

50 Best Girlfriends Getaways covers everything from fun-filled weekends in New York, Quebec, and San Francisco to festive wine-tasting forays; from adventurous raft trips down the Colorado River to heli-hiking the Canadian Rockies; from high-spirited reunions hiking through the Berkshires, Vermont or New Hampshire to soothing retreats in Mexico. Marybeth’s trip choices vary widely and suite every occasion, mood, and pocketbook.

The book is filled with practical tips on roommate etiquette, safety, packing, budgeting, and other specific advice. Short, true stories about women’s experiences open each chapter, and quotes from all types of women travelers broaden the appeal—further inspiring readers to pack up their bags, call a girlfriend, and say “Let’s go!”

“You should hit your bookstore for this paperback before you hit the road.” –Palm Beach Post

50 BEST GIRLFRIENDS GETAWAYS IN NORTH AMERICA 2nd Edition National Geographic Books May 19, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4262-0460-9 $15.95 Paperback Contact: Penelope Dackis pdackis@ngs.org 202.857.7335

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.