by Marybeth Bond | Dec 7, 2021 | Homepage Slider, full-image, Adventure, NORTH AMERICA, California, Travel
History, adventure, chic western towns and gold: You’ll find them all in California’s Calaveras County. As we drove to California Gold Country, between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, I was wowed from the get-go: a vivid landscape of golden-hued hills, grazing...
by Marybeth Bond | Jul 21, 2021 | Homepage Slider, full-image, home page slider, California, Travel
Glaciers carved out Yosemite Valley and water gave life to the wilderness. Yosemite attracts 4.5 to 5 million visitors a year. The National Park is constantly working on ways to find solutions to the crowding problems. Although Yosemite boasts 1,200 square miles of...
by Marybeth Bond | Apr 15, 2021 | Homepage Slider, Travel
With the famous span of the Golden Gate Bridge as the backdrop, the San Francisco Presidio National Park is a great escape. This huge National Park is nestled along the Bay and Crissy Field extending through 262 acres of historic forests to the cliffs above the...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 10, 2021 | Travel
After weeks of lockdown, my husband and I were eager to get moving again and enjoy a change of scenery. The Sonoma County Jack London State Park caught our attention. Many trails close to San Francisco, such as those on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, are super crowded...
by Marybeth Bond | Jan 16, 2021 | 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 10, 2021 | Travel
Love Nepal? So do I. Meet Olga who founded the Nepal Youth Foundation and has served over 50,000 Nepalese children. The people of Nepal are personal to me. Years ago, I lost myself in the temple-filled alleys of Kathmandu, the quiet beauty of vistas from my tent in...