Marybeth Bond is the nation's preeminent expert on women travel. She is the award-winning author-editor of 11 books, including the best sellers "50 Best Girlfriend Getaways in North America," "A Woman's World" and "Gutsy Women." Marybeth has hiked, cycled, climbed, dived and kayaked her way through more than seventy countries around the world, from the depths of the Flores Sea to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. She studied in Paris for four years, earned two degrees and had a business career in high-tech marketing.