About Marybeth Bond, Gutsy Traveler
Marybeth Bond | Feb 07, 2012 | Comments 1
Marybeth Bond is the nation’s preeminent expert on world travel. She’s visited over 90 countries and written 11 travel books with National Geographic and Travelers Tales. She landed on The Oprah Winfrey Show and has been featured over 1,000 times on TV, radio and print. She is a Contributor to CNN, CNN Airport Network and CNN.com She is also an in-demand speaker and spokesperson.Contact Marybeth at mbond99@yahoo.com
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What makes Bond “Gutsy”? She has hiked, cycled, climbed, dived and kayaked her way through more than ninety countries around the world, from the depths of the Flores Sea to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. She studied in Paris for four years, earned two degrees and had a business career in high-tech marketing.
Summer 2010 found Marybeth and her daughter on a grand coast-to-coast adventure—3,114 miles of riding their bikes by day and blogging by night to raise funds and awareness for the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Through mountain passes in the Rockies, headwinds in Nevada, chigger bites in Kansas and wild dogs in Kentucky, they persevered and raised $52,000 for Osteoporosis Education and Research.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRfrEIb_iIg
Video: In this clip from CNN, Marybeth shares great advice for travel safety and hotel security while you travel. “Don’t let fear keep you at home!” says Marybeth. “Use your common sense.” This is an especially helpful video for business travelers.
Marybeth Bond is an award-winning author/editor of eleven travel books including Best Girlfriend Getaways Worldwide, 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 and
A Woman’s Europe (Travelers’ Tales). Marybeth is also the Specialty Correspondent for TravelGirl Magazine, Marin Magazine, and the National Geographic Blog.
Media Personality
- Featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show,
- The travel expert for CBS/Evening Magazine,
- NBC, ABC, Fox News Network
- CNN Headline News,
- CNN Travel Channel, Oxygen
- She on over 1,000 TV stations, 250 radio stations.
Spokesperson
Marybeth’s work as a spokesperson for corporate clients includes: in-studio interviews on national TV networks, Satellite Media Tours (SMT’s), National Live TV Tours in local markets, Radio Media Tours (RMT’s), B-Roll production, and writing travel tips/advice content for scripts.
Her clients include Burson-Marsteller, Johnson & Johnson, British Airways, National Geographic, Discover Card, Fleishman Hillard, Sprint, Procter & Gamble, and more.
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
USA Today
Denver Post
Houston Chronicle
Dallas Times Herald
Copley News Service
Universal Press Syndicate
Chicago Tribune
San Francisco Examiner
Travel Holiday
Travel & Leisure
Redbook
First for Women
New Women
Travelgirl magazine
Marybeth continues to criss-cross the globe educating, enlightening and empowering others to explore it through travel. Whether your idea of a “gutsy traveler” is taking your first plane ride across the Atlantic, navigating the promenades of Paris, or going rafting in the Rockies, Marybeth’s travel tips, know-how and practical advice will guide you along the way.
Marybeth is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and was an adviser for Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
She lives in Northern California with her husband (whom she met while trekking in Nepal) and two daughters.
Contact Marybeth at mbond99@yahoo.com
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