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Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide [Paperback]

Marybeth Bond
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March 18, 2008
Women’s travel is a thriving niche, as our first book by travel expert Marybeth Bond amply showed. To continue serving that eager market of traveling women, National Geographic presents Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide.

Each chapter takes off with stories of women who traveled with girlfriends to celebrate, grow, challenge themselves, or simply enjoy every moment to its fullest. They ran marathons to support favorite causes, cycled through Ireland, volunteered in Montana, overnighted at a French chateau. One woman recounts how she broke through her culinary comfort zone, telling behind-the-scenes stories of a weeklong cooking class in Tuscany. An altruistic adventurer describes her life-affirming volunteer vacation with a close friend, delivering books to schools in rural Nepal. The information-packed chapters suggest once-in-a-lifetime exotic escapes, trips to the world’s best cities, cultural hot spots, places to learn and stretch your mind, canal and river trips, and great culinary getaways. Each concludes with a targeted how-to section featuring websites and contact information to help readers set off on their own adventures.

Female baby boomers are not going quietly over the hill—they are roaring along the roads, waterways, and paths with style and humor. This is the book to guide them.

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About the Author

Marybeth Bond is a travel writer, consultant, and keynote speaker on women’s travel. Her books include 50 Best Girlfriends Getaways in North America; Gutsy Women: More Travel Tips and Wisdom for the Road; A Women’s World (winner of the Lowell Thomas award for Best Travel Book); A Woman’s Passion for Travel; A Mother’s World; and Gutsy Mamas. She has been the travel expert for CBS/Evening Magazine and regulary appears on numerous television and radio shows. She currently serves as adventure editor at travelgirl magazine.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: National Geographic (March 18, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1426202261
  • ISBN-13: 978-1426202261
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.7 x 7.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,387,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Marybeth Bond (a.k.a. GutsyTraveler) is a National Geographic author and blogger who has traveled to over 90 countries. Marybeth has produced 12 travel books including the Lowell Thomas Award winning A Woman's World (Best Travel Book of the Year) to Gutsy Women.

BIKE ACROSS THE USA? She continues to live the GUTSY LIFE. Two summers ago she biked 3,115 miles across the USA with her 22-year-old daughter and in the process blogged and raised $ 52,000 for Osteoporosis Research and Treatment.

Her 12 books, and website www.GutsyTraveler.com have been featured in USA Today, New York Times, and landed her on landed her on "The Oprah Winfrey Show".
Marybeth ranks #1 in Google searches for Women Travel Expert.


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I have read Bond's other travel book for women: "Gutsy Women's 'More Travel Tips and Wisdom for the Road," and thought it was a terrific addition to overall travel guides and tips. This book, also geared toward female travel, is also great! She does a great job of giving a breakdown of different countries (including many you may not have thought to travel to with a group of your girl friends or even just yourself, such as Peru and Fez) and highlighting some of the true beauty of these countries and pointing you towards the "local" things to do and places to visit. Even in popular cities such as Paris, she provides information about fun and different destinations to visit and opportunities that aren't always outlined to travelers, while giving you pointers on the best time to visit the "touristy" places such as the Eiffel Tower. I found myself enthusiastic to take a hike through England (yes, a hike through England) something most wouldn't think to be part of England's attractions considering its rich intellectual and theatrical culture. You want a better-than-the-real-thing couture dress for a fraction of the cost that will fit you like a dream? Head over to Vietnam to the tailor's capital of the world (yes, even tailors can be world renowned apparently)! She outlines the food that each place is known for and often provides recommendations to a few of her own favorite places but encourages you to find your own. She does provide travel tips and safety guides as well that, if you have her previously mentioned book, may be a repeat but still helpful. She talks about vacations that fit many different budgets and travel interests, she separates each destination into categories such as "Exotic Escapes" and "Cosmopolitan Cities".... Read more ›
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