by Marybeth Bond | Apr 25, 2011 | Adventure, AFRICA
From our friends at Thomson Safaris Guest blogger Helga Ausman on climbing one of the world’s great peaks–at 78. Five years ago when I was climbing Mt.Shasta (14,162 ft) I found myself surrounded by experienced mountaineers who had climbed just about...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 15, 2011 | Adventure, ASIA, Nepal, Romance
“Do what you love and love will follow,” my mother told me. So I took off alone around the world to walk, hike, climb, cycle and kayak my way through six continents and more than 70 countries around the world. Along the way I never celebrated...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 8, 2011 | Adventure, Oahu, Hawaii
I can remember exactly the first time I felt I had to surf….against all expectations, as I am uncomfortable in the ocean when my feet don’t touch a sandy bottom. Surf movies were projected onto the walls of the hip restaurant where we celebrated my daughter’s...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 29, 2011 | Adventure, Chile, Easter Island, Packing Pointers, Peru
My interview with Boyd Matson, National Geographic Radio, XM Radio, NPR is streamed on the National Geographic Website and is available on itunes. The question I’m asked the most is: Where is Easter Island? In the middle of nowhere, no really, it’s...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 23, 2011 | Chile, Easter Island, Adventure, Peru
How remote is it? Close enough for a several day “add-on” to a trip to Peru Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui (pronounced Rapa New-ee) is known as one of the most remote inhabited island in the world, and a five-star world heritage site. New direct LAN...