by Marybeth Bond | Dec 31, 2015 | Galapagos, Adventure, Tanzania, Travel, Colorado, Family, AFRICA, Student Travel Tips, Wyoming
Why Travel With Teens? Attitude with a capital A, sullen silence and mono-syllabic conversations are only half the fun of traveling with teens. Add to this the pungent aroma of smelly socks (travel with teenage boys), or being locked out of the bathroom for hours...
by Marybeth Bond | May 9, 2015 | Adventure, Easter Island, Lima, Packing Pointers, Peru
Lots of trips to Machu Picchu and the other South American destinations stop in Lima for 8-18 hours. When my husband and trekked in Peru many years ago — Machu Picchu, the Cordillera Blanca — we too had a long lay-over in Lima. Recently I returned to...
by Claire Cudahy | Mar 19, 2013 | Cruises, Hawaii, ISLANDS, Travel, Florida
Sometimes hiding Easter eggs in the backyard just doesn’t cut it. So how about giving your kids a treat this year with a hunt aboard, say, a cruise ship? MSC Cruises is one such cruise line that is geared towards families and Easter festivities. Not only do kids...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 11, 2013 | Galapagos, ISLANDS, Featured
Almost every week I see another nature program on TV about the Galapagos Islands. I loved my short trip there a decade ago when I swam with the sea lion pups, penguins, and sharks and ad mired the famous blue-footed boobie, land iguanas and tortoise. With every...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 8, 2013 | Luxury, sarasota, Women Travel, Chicago, NORTH AMERICA, Montreal, Wine Country, Carmel & Monterey, All Countries, California, Hawaii, Canada, ISLANDS, Featured, Florida, Romance, Illinois
Pick the perfect romantic destination for you and your loved one with a little help from The Gutsy Traveler and our good friends at Marriott International!
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 6, 2013 | Luxury, NORTH AMERICA, Hawaii, Dining, Featured, Travel, Luxury
When I think of famous, elegant hotels – the Ritz in Paris, the Plaza in New York and the Pera Palas in Istanbul – come to mind. In the Hawaiian Islands a historic property joins the club of bejeweled, historic hotels, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on Hawai’i...
