by Marybeth Bond | Sep 16, 2023 | Women Travel, 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 | Jan 31, 2020 | TIPS, India, Women Travel, Mexico, Travel
Women travel safety is a hot topic. From Acapulco to New Delhi — in tourist bars, hotel rooms, taxis and deserted streets, women are less safe than ever. Traveling to see the world is exciting and entirely safe for most of us, most of the time. However,...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 6, 2018 | Machu Picchu, Lima, Peru
A mother-daughter trip to Machu Picchu in Peru My 21-year-old daughter Annalyse draped her arm around my shoulder and I melted into the magic of the ethereal moment. Breathing heavily in the thin air at 8,000 feet, we were acutely aware of being intensely alive:...
by Marybeth Bond | Aug 1, 2016 | Costa Rica, Cambodia, Volunteer, India, Cancun, Kenya, South Africa, Giving Back, Mexico, Travel, Featured, Travel, AFRICA
Volunteer Vacations Many tourists hunt for a meaningful service project overseas, however, most volunteer vacations are for a week or longer. Family Vacations What do you do with three teenage kids in Cambodia? Anthony Damaschino found a unique opportunity for his...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 10, 2016 | Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Travel
Seasoned travelers know that if you want to know where the next hotspots on earth will be, you ask the backpackers, fishermen and surfers. They are the first to sniff out the deals and find untouched beaches and cultures.Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua are...
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...
