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Travel Expert, Marybeth Bond, ranks at the top of google searches. How did she get there?
Her brand, blog and National Geographic Travel Books have been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS News, CNN, ABC, NBC, The New York Times, and other travel blogs. She was on the cover of Outside Magazine, featuring her story of “How to Make the Great Escape.”
She is currently the Editor of the travel blog GutsyTraveler.com, Adventure Correspondent for TravelGirl Magazine, and Special Travel Contributor to CNN Television.
Marybeth’s first book, A Woman’s World, is a best-seller and won the Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for the Best Travel Book from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. Her 12th book, Gutsy Women has had four editions.
What makes Bond “Gutsy”? She has hiked, biked, dived, danced, snow-shoed, skied, climbed, copter-ed, trekked and traipsed her way through seven continents, and 90+ countries, from the depth 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.
Scroll down to see CNN News CNN Airport Channel Segments with Marybeth.
What makes Bond “Gutsy”? She has hiked, biked, dived, danced, snow-shoed, skied, climbed, copter-ed, trekked and traipsed her way through seven continents, and 90+ countries, from the depth 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.
Video: In this clip from CNN, Marybeth shares great advice for travel safety and hotel security while you travel.
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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
