by Marybeth Bond | Dec 31, 2015 | Galapagos, Adventure, Travel, Tanzania, Family, Colorado, 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 | Nov 1, 2015 | Vietnam, Luxury, India, China, Bali, Adventure, Burma / Myanmar, Indonesia, Dining, Nepal, Luxury
Many of us travel, among other reasons, for the love of food. These travel tips to help you survive your culinary adventures worldwide. My culinary adventures include eating yak eyeballs in Tibet, bamboo grubs in Thailand, fried...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 18, 2015 | Greece, Greece, Croatia, Cruising
Crystal clear seas and more than 1,000 islands lure sailors to cruise the Croatian Islands or the Greek Islands every summer. My husband and I chartered a 42-foot Jenneau sloop for a sailing holiday among these idyllic...
by Marybeth Bond | Nov 1, 2014 | EUROPE, Travel, Italy
For over a decade, outstanding teachers have won free bike trips during their summer vacations, thanks to the generosity of Bicycle Tour Company, ExperiencePlus! Teachers have biked in Europe and South America so that in the Fall, when they return to the classroom...
by Marybeth Bond | Apr 23, 2014 | Safety Tips, Travel, Packing Pointers, Surviving Overnight Flights
As a travel writer, I frequently fly across oceans and time zones. Here are my travel-tested tips to avoid jet lag or minimize jet lag fatigue. 1. Avoid alcoholic beverages, or salty drinks (like Bloody Mary mix) and caffeine during the flight. 2. Drink a glass of...