by Marybeth Bond | Apr 1, 2022 | Homepage Slider, full-image, About Marybeth, Solo Travel Tips
Traveling solo? That can be a scary idea. Travel is, or can be, as much an inward as an outward experience, and mine proved to involve an important inner dimension. Cut off from all of my support systems, I was tested in some rather wild...
by Marybeth Bond | May 20, 2020 | Marybeth's Media Credentials, Safety Tips, Travel
Hotel safety is a major concern for women on the road, whether traveling for business or leisure, alone or with family or friends. Cosmopolitan called on Marybeth for advice on how its readers could avoid similar trouble. Here’s what she had to say....
by Marybeth Bond | Oct 19, 2018 | Volunteer, full-image, Giving Back, Nepal, Featured
In Nepal, child slavery wasn’t on the national radar until Olga Murray came upon the scene. This is Olga arriving at the Kathmandu, Nepal airport, surrounded by the children she has helped. Photo credit: Nepal Youth Foundation. When Olga and I met she told...
by Marybeth Bond | Aug 1, 2016 | India, Volunteer, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cancun, Kenya, South Africa, Giving Back, Mexico, Travel, Featured, AFRICA, Travel
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 30, 2014 | Adventure, Giving Back, California, San Francisco, Featured, Travel
My friends all thought I was crazy. “Climbers fall you know. Splat — on the pavement. That could be you,” I was warned. After all, I’m not a so young any more and I had never rappelled off a skyscraper. Nor had I ever done a “free”...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 29, 2014 | Safety Tips, National Geographic Travel Books
Gutsy Mamas: Travel Tips and Wisdom for Mothers on the Road In this pocket tome, Marybeth Bond dispenses invaluable advice on staying healthy on the road, traveling to third world countries and close to home, traveling to adopt abroad, and keeping children of all...