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Some of the topics are safety and security (TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS is her mantra), women traveling together, health and hygiene, keeping in touch, bargaining, tipping, packing.
I especially appreciated these tips:when to purchase plane tickets (Wednesdays) and when not to do so (Saturdays); to carry a combination lock -- you never know when it might come in handy; always carry enough money in your shoe to get you out of a tight spot----these are things I probably could have thought of but hadn't.
Bond leads the traveler-to-be through all she should do to adequately prepare: reading guidebooks, making an itinerary (and leaving a copy of it at home with family and friends), getting information from other travelers, doing research, learning a few words in the language of the countries you are visiting, and making checklists.
This book is wonderfully organized and is a MUST for every woman who wants to travel and feel both safe and well-prepared.
This book inspired me, gave me courage, and set my worried mind more at ease. She gives straightforward, womanly advice on virtually everything that may come up for the solo woman traveler and, through her own experiences and the experiences she conveys of other women travelers, proves that women can and should travel safely, confidently, and joyfully.
But...ooops!!! I read one of Marybeth's books and off I go again, dreaming about my next trip.
Marybeth and I are old friends and travel buddies. We met in Nepal many years ago and established a wonderful friendship based on many things, but the bottom line was our love of travel.
"Gutsy Women" is an important book for all of us to read. Marybeth has garnered all the important information we need for safe adventures. She left out only a couple of tips which I think should be passed on to all her readers: 1. Don't hang your coat on the light fixtures in your small hotel rooms. (Yes, your coat will start a fire when you turn on the light switch and leave it on for awhile. This happened to Marybeth and me in our small hotel on the Left Bank of Paris.) 2. Watch your luggage. Do not leave it unattended. (Yes, this happened to us at the airport in Paris. It was my suitcase which was blown up. We were so excited to be in Paris, we forgot to pay attention.) 3. Ask the rental car agent how to put your car in reverse. (Yes, this too happened to Marybeth and me. While one person handled the steering wheel, the rest of us pushed the car to where we needed it to be to go forward.)
Travel will change your life. Read Marybeth's book and you will change it safely, but you will never give up a chance for another adventure! All of us can be Gusty Women!
From her wisdom garnered over many years of travel, much of it solo or with her daughters, and from quotations of others who have "been there," this little volume (packs easily in a purse) prepares a woman to approach the unknown with equanimity. Its primary focus is practical. Ms. Bond thoroughly covers the "how to's" and "what if's," of travel, imparting advice that is both sensible and ambitious, emphasizing how to get the most from the travel experience without sacrificing a sense of well being.
Gutsy Women contains hints for anyone and everyone, e.g. how to protect one's self from bad air in planes, but is particularly valuable for young women, older women, mothers and grandmothers. Its only failing in my mind is that it was not available to me 30 years ago.
Goodbye, cool world.
"A power so great, it can only be used for Good or Evil!"
-- Firesign Theatre, "The Giant Rat of Summatra"
