Marybeth Bond is “THE” International travel expert for women. She’s followed the trend and spoken and written about it for two decades, recently for the Wall Street Journal, NPR, the Oprah Winfrey Show.Watch a video about Marybeth Bond, click here.Marybeth Bond is an award-winning author/editor of eleven travel books including 50 Best Girlfriend Getaways in North America (National Geographic), A Woman’s World, Gutsy Women, Gutsy Mamas, A Mother’s World, A Woman’s Passion for Travel, A Woman’s Europe and A Woman’s Asia,(Travelers’ Tales). Marybeth is also the Adventure Editor for travelgirl magazine.

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  1. 1 marybethbond March 13, 2009 at 12:27 am

    Hi Dana,
    Marybeth here. Loved hearing from you. You’re still in Marin aren’t you? http://www.gutsytraveler.com
    Will read some of my work at Book Passage this Sat. 3.14.09
    What good memories of our trek in Nepal, and PK. Namaste 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.