by Marybeth Bond | Oct 16, 2019 | Antarctica, Homepage Slider, full-image, ANTARCTICA, Norway, home page slider, Adventure, Cruising, Cultural Exploration, Canada, Featured, Travel
Do you recycle your trash, compost your garbage or drive a hybrid car? Do you travel with a water bottle – as opposed to buying plastic water bottles? If so, you most likely look for ways to “go green” on vacation. Here’s the bad news: cruising is not a green...
by Marybeth Bond | Oct 16, 2019 | Women, Mexico, Featured, Travel, Girlfriend Getaways, Italy
Women are stepping out with girlfriends, zooming along roads, paths and waterways with style, humor and courage. Through my own experiences and those of women I interviewed for the National Geographic book 50 Best Girlfriends Getaways, I learned that travel is one of...
by Marybeth Bond | May 11, 2019 | Paris, Travel, Hotel Security Tips, France, Romance
Normandy attracts anyone who loves the impressionists and their paintings, as well as food lovers. Last spring I jumped at a chance to go to Normandy to follow in the footsteps of the Impressionist Painters. I criss-crossed the countryside from Giverny to the...
by Marybeth Bond | Apr 3, 2019 | Florence, Safety Tips, Travel, Packing Pointers, Romance, Girlfriend Getaways, Solo Travel Tips, Travel Statistics, Student Travel Tips
Safety Tips for millennials going abroad. Including college students and professionals traveling for business. Bar Tips – Buddy System Go with a buddy. It’s better to have two sets of eyes to watch for bad situations. Don’t leave without your buddy....
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 24, 2019 | Adventure, Cultural Exploration, France, Travel, Girlfriend Getaways
Walking in the Maritime Alps leads to the Mediterranean Coast Rocky, snowcapped Alps tumble down to the dazzling waters of the Mediterranean coast along the French and Italian border. My love of France and its sleepy villages fueled my choice to hike through this...
by Marybeth Bond | Dec 18, 2018 | AUSTRIA, Travel
From ski slopes with stunning vistas to fine food at the top of the world, the Austrian Alps roll out the welcome mat. Not far from the violin harmonies of Mozart in the gilded halls of Salzburg, I discovered a quieter perfection – the sound of a gurgling...
