About Marybeth, National Geographic Author, Writer

Curious Explorer. Award-winning author.

Gutsy Traveler: A woman, like travel expert Marybeth Bond, stands among purple flowers, raising her arms and smiling in front of a wooden building in bright sunlight.
Polar bear tracking and snorkeling with beluga whales in the northern Canadian Arctic.

Marybeth knows travel. She has hiked, biked, dived, danced and trekked across all seven continents – from the depths of the Flores Sea near Komodo Island to the summit of Kilimanjaro.

More recently, she tracked polar bears and snorkeled with beluga whales in the Canadian Arctic, then kayaked among icebergs in Antarctica.

Somewhere in between, four years of studying in Paris earned her two degrees – and a taste for good wine and strong cheeses.

Twelve books (three with National Geographic), countless travel articles, and numerous TV and radio appearances have built her devoted fanbase. She won the esteemed Lowell Thomas, Gold Award for the Best Travel Book of the Year from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation.

Woman on cliff in front of a monastery in Bhutan
Yesterday’s Video below. A decade or more later. Is Marybeth still GUTSY? Here in Bhutan.
Marybeth in Antarctica with penguins, snowy mountains, and water—just the kind of moment travel expert Marybeth Bond would capture in a travel video.
Kayaking and camping near penguins in Antarctica.

Yesterday….

Gutsy Women is a must-read for the women who travel.  Featured on Oprah and the Today Show.

AMAZON FIVE STAR RATING                                Travel stories, advice and inspiration about worldwide adventures; alone, with husband, family, mother and girlfriends from Killarny to Kenya to Kathmandu.
Also the story of Marybeth and her daughter biking across the USA; 3,115 miles.

“It’s a nuts-and-bolts approach to women’s travel…seasoned advice geared to both novices and veterans.” — USA TODAY

“Packed with instructive and inspiring travel vignettes and tips…it is not just for adventure seekers or solo travelers.” — BOSTON GLOBE

“The perfect bon voyage gift for your favorite woman traveler” — LIVING FIT

Read about Romance in Kathmandu, Riding a Bike Across America, A Mountain Man in Utah and more.

REVIEW: Gutsy Women, for novice as well as experienced travelers, provides a wealth of fresh ideas on how to travel safely, comfortably, within your budget, alone, with your mother or children. Sections of the book address: The Older Adventuress, The First Time Traveler, The Solo Traveler, Women’s Health and Hygiene, Dining on the Road, and Romance, Loneliness, and Unwelcome Advances.

The best-selling  book is packed with funny, instructive and inspiring travel vignettes from the author and from people like yourself who have traveled a little, or extensively.

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