by Marybeth Bond | Jan 21, 2015 | NORTH AMERICA, Wine Country, California, Travel
Many travelers think only of Napa or Sonoma when they plan a California wine road trip. Don’t miss out on Santa Barbara County, where the “mountains meet the sea”. Santa Barbara County has a 200-plus year history that was put in the spotlight by the indie hit...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 21, 2015 | Women Travel, EUROPE, Travel, Turkey
I’m going to tell you right away what the best part of traveling and my job is: meeting amazing people when I travel. I looked up a friend-of-a friend in Istanbul recently and was really glad I did. Part 2 of the Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Feats Series.Part...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 20, 2015 | Insurance, Travel, Travel
Is travel insurance is really worth the cost? What a tough question because every trip and every traveler has different needs and different levels of comfort. Know Before You Go: Before traveling out of your home state or internationally, take time to check with your...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 18, 2015 | Travel
I live near California Wine Country, not far from Napa and Sonoma, and I love to be active by day and sip and eat sinfully by night. Based upon dozens of trip to wine country, here are my suggestions of where to hike, bike and sip in dozens of wine regions. Visit a...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 15, 2015 | Travel
There’s a lot to see in Scandinavia. From deep fjords, jagged snow-covered peaks, thundering waterfalls, to smorgasbords of succulent salmon and pickled herring, to hip cities like Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo, Scandinavia has it all. If you want to cover great...