A sultan’s palace in Java and a puppet artist.
Regal school girls practice English with Marybeth Bond, the Gutsy Traveler. School girls, market, artist making shadow puppets. Shopping, handicrafts, …
Switzerland really is this beautiful. head for the mountains.
The Swiss Alps are a hiker’s heaven with hundreds of miles of well marked and maintained trails …
Adenaline rush and hiker’s heaven in the Swiss Alps
For adventure addicts, Interlaken Switzerland is the perfect place to set up base camp. You’ll see hand gliders land in …
Hooked on hiking – grand teton national park
Steel yourself for the jaw-dropping stunning mountain scenery when you enter Grand Teton National Park. The granite mountains rise 7,000-feet …
Hiking to heaven: a hut trip above aspen and vail
When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the shoe leather has passed into the fiber of your …
Top ten reasons: Turkey
From our friends at Thomson Family Adventures: 1) Maybe you’ve been to all the usual places… but Turkey is NOT …
Bond girls bike america
Mother’s Day 2010 found me and my daughter JC on a grand adventure for a good cause: biking across America …
In fiji, your own island, barefoot luxury, and reefs to roam
With over 300 islands set in crystal-clear waters, palm-fringed white sand beaches, lagoons and coral reefs, relaxation is big in …
Big island big adventure
As the jet makes its arching descent across Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawai’i, we’re mesmerized by the …
Video: rapa nui traditional dancers
Matato’a Dance group as seen worldwide. “Matato’a (the watchful eye of the warrior) is a musical and dance group from …
Hawai’i island-kīlauea volcano’s new eruption, spews lava
Kīlauea volcano’s new eruption site, which suddenly cracked open on Sat., Mar., 5, continues to spew lava through fissures on …
Spring break beach trip in the planning. Mexico?
Lousy winter weather and a pent up demand for a vacation in the sun are my reasons for heading south …
The insanity of learning to surf at my age – on the north shore of oahu
I can remember exactly the first time I felt I had to surf….against all expectations, as I am uncomfortable in …
Would i do it again? bike across america?
Six months after our return from the 3,115 – mile bike trip, I am repeatedly asked if I would do …
National geographic radio: hear the inside story about rapa nui – easter island
My interview with Boyd Matson, National Geographic Radio, XM Radio, NPR is streamed on the National Geographic Website and is …
Questions about easter island – why and how?
Despite its isolation in the middle of the South Pacific (roughly equal distance from Tahiti and South America), Easter Island …
Shorter flights from peru to easter island
How remote is it? Close enough for a several day “add-on” to a trip to Peru Easter Island, known as …
Where in the world is easter island? a speck in the pacific ocean
The coast of Chile and Peru is 2,400 miles and a 5-6 hour flight away and just about as far …
Hawaii five adventures – bike the rim of the volcano
Bike the Rim of the Volcano The forty-five minute drive from Hilo to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park leads you to …