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….

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What to pack? Watch this video and learn from the Travel Expert, National Geographic author and writer, Marybeth Bond.

What to pack? 

What to pack for almost every trip. The basics made easy.  What to leave at home? What are the heaviest items?

Start to pack early. Don’t wait until the night before you leave.

 

 

 

 

 

My packing list of what I’ve forgotten on past trips:

  • a bathing suit for hot tubs and jacuzzis,
  • a power strip to plug in several electronic devices when there aren’t enough, conveniently located,  electrical outlets in a room 
  • charger cords for cell phone and laptop and Kindle
  • washcloth (many hotels overseas do not provide them),
  • large safety pin or clothespin to fully close hotel curtains, that, annoyingly, do not quite close in the middle,
  • a rubber door stopper for added security in hotel rooms,
  • duct tape for all sorts of repairs to broken or torn backpacks, purses, sandals, sunglasses or luggage,
  • empty Zip Lock bags for dirty laundry or a wet bathing suit,

Watch this timeless What To Pack Video. 

 

What to pack? What to leave at home? How many shoes? Watch the What to Pack video.

 

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Marybeth Bond