by Marybeth Bond | Jul 16, 2012 | Easter Island, Bali, Fiji, Honduras, Hawaii, ISLANDS, Featured
Go off the the grid, feast on fresh-caught seafood and sink your toes into soft sand at my picks of the best island escapes, including the Caribbean, Hawaii, Bali, Easter Island, and Fiji. Bali Bali is my idea of heaven. On my fourth trip to Bali I was introduced to...
by Marybeth Bond | Nov 30, 2011 | Bali, All Countries, Indonesia, ASIA, Cultural Exploration, Java, Videos
Watch this to the end to see what the men do when they’re in a trance. I got a chance to see this rare Javanese dance performed in rural villages and accompanied by gamelan music. Dancers are calling the spirits to possess them. When a dancer is possessed, he...
by Marybeth Bond | Nov 29, 2011 | Bali, Adventure, ASIA, Indonesia, Java, Videos
Regal school girls practice English with Marybeth Bond, the Gutsy Traveler. School girls, market, artist making shadow puppets. Shopping, handicrafts,...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 15, 2011 | Adventure, All Countries, ASIA
My daughter and I traveled to Thailand and Burma for two weeks in May 2011. Here are some of the people and places that made the trip unforgettable! [Show as...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 14, 2011 | All Countries, ASIA, Dining
Even after a dozen visits, I still love to spend a day or two in Bangkok between flights. Bangkok is a vibrant metropolis with golden temples, soaring skyscrapers, royal palaces, and floating wooden boats selling flowers and vegetables, but it also has 10 million...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 15, 2011 | Adventure, ASIA, Nepal, Romance
“Do what you love and love will follow,” my mother told me. So I took off alone around the world to walk, hike, climb, cycle and kayak my way through six continents and more than 70 countries around the world. Along the way I never celebrated...