About Marybeth, National Geographic Author, Writer

Curious Explorer. Award-winning author.

Gutsy Traveler: A woman, like travel expert Marybeth Bond, stands among purple flowers, raising her arms and smiling in front of a wooden building in bright sunlight.
Polar bear tracking and snorkeling with beluga whales in the northern Canadian Arctic.

Marybeth knows travel. She has hiked, biked, dived, danced and trekked across all seven continents – from the depths of the Flores Sea near Komodo Island to the summit of Kilimanjaro.

More recently, she tracked polar bears and snorkeled with beluga whales in the Canadian Arctic, then kayaked among icebergs in Antarctica.

Somewhere in between, four years of studying in Paris earned her two degrees – and a taste for good wine and strong cheeses.

Twelve books (three with National Geographic), countless travel articles, and numerous TV and radio appearances have built her devoted fanbase. She won the esteemed Lowell Thomas, Gold Award for the Best Travel Book of the Year from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation.

Woman on cliff in front of a monastery in Bhutan
Yesterday’s Video below. A decade or more later. Is Marybeth still GUTSY? Here in Bhutan.
Marybeth in Antarctica with penguins, snowy mountains, and water—just the kind of moment travel expert Marybeth Bond would capture in a travel video.
Kayaking and camping near penguins in Antarctica.

Yesterday….

Birds eye view of Estonia
Making fresh almonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Factoids About Estonia:

1.) Second tallest people in the world. First are the Dutch.

2.) Estonian’s are known for their fashion models. It is the birthplace of the legendary supermodel Carmen Kass.

3.) It has the oldest Medieval Gothic 14th Century Town Hall in the world.

4.) Touted as the least religious country in the world.

5.) Estonia claims the honor of inventing Marzipan, a sweet made of almonds and powdered sugar.The value of this sweet was first served as a medicine, but quickly became the choice of royalty.

Fresh Marzipan at the Marzipan Museum

 

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Marybeth Bond