National Geographic Travel Books
Gutsy Women as featured on Oprah and The Today Show. Fourth Edition.
Marybeth’s most popular book! As seen on Oprah and the Today Show. The fourth edition has 60 pages of “Stories from the Life of a Gutsy Traveler”. Read about Romance in Kathmandu, Riding a Bike Across America, A Mountain Man in Utah and more. REVIEW: Gutsy Women, for novice as well as experienced travelers, provides (….Read more)
National Geographic: 50 Best Girlfriends Getaways in North America
This fun, information-packed guide presents ten categories for women to go with girlfriends, sisters, or mothers. The wide-ranging chapters have something for everyone. “Best City Getaways for Girls Who Just Wanna Have Fun” focuses on San Francisco, Miami, Quebec, New York City, and New Orleans. “Where to Celebrate Big Birthdays” suggests Las Vegas, Northern California (….Read more)
National Geographic: Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide
Marybeth began writing about women travel over 20 years ago encouraging all women to ‘go for it’ alone, with friends, or groups. She knew her subject well, for she had just returned from two years traveling alone around the world. During this journey she met her future husband, an American, in Katmandu. Her twelve (….Read more)
Book: A Woman’s World
Marybeth’s best-selling first collection of travel stories, A Woman’s World, chronicled and celebrated the diverse and bold new ways women are exploring the planet. A Woman’s World won the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book of the Year and elicited not only critical praise but thousands of enthusiastic letters from readers. It is (….Read more)
Book: A Woman’s Passion for Travel – More Stories from a Woman’s World
A Woman’s Passion for Travel: More Stories from a Woman’s World “Passion”: any kind of feeling or emotion — hope, fear, joy, grief, anger, love, desire-when vehement, overwhelming or of compelling force. In this follow-up to the award-winning A Woman’s World, meet women from all stages of life — college students and grandmothers, old friends (….Read more)
Book: Gutsy Mamas – Travel Tips and Wisdom for Mamas on the Road
Gutsy Mamas: Travel Tips and Wisdom for Mothers on the Road In this pocket tome, Marybeth Bond dispenses invaluable advice on staying healthy on the road, traveling to third world countries and close to home, traveling to adopt abroad, and keeping children of all ages entertained and adults energized. If you have infants, toddlers, (….Read more)
Book: A Mother’s World – Journeys of the Heart
In stories close to home and far away, from Peru to Kenya and New York City to Ukraine, mothers recount adventures and experiences traveling with their small children, their grown children, and their own parents. They travel to find their adopted children, they become pregnant, and they recount the joys and pains of motherhood in (….Read more)
Book: A Woman’s Europe
A Woman’s Europe captures the magic of the Swiss Alps, the French countryside, the streets of Moscow, the isles of Greece, the country roads of Ireland, and much more with a uniquely female perspective. Some women travel solo, others with friends, family, or partners, but all have been drawn to Europe-for adventure, romance, culture, cuisine (….Read more)
Girlfriend Getaways. Researchers link good health with good friends
Now that researchers link good health with good friends, we have scientific support for taking off with our girlfriends. 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, (….Read more)


