Published Essays
SOLAMENTE EN SAN MIGUEL 2017, A Literary Celebration
Me Llamo Marianne Cañedo Bohr, an essay which celebrates the author’s Hispanic heritage, is included in an anthology about the extraordinary city of San Miguel De Allende, Mexico.
SOLAS AWARDS–Annual Awards by travel writing publisher, Travelers’ Tales, honoring excellence in travel writing.
The Tour du Mont Blanc–Silver Award in the Travel and Sports category
The Marrakesh Express–Honorable Mention overall
From the Blog
How Do Travel Books Encourage Bold Exploration for Readers Over 50?
I’ve always believed reading opens doors. A good book can plant a seed of desire to wander a wild corner of the world, or give you courage to take that first bold step into your own story. Over the years, [...]
The Twenty: One Woman’s Trek Across Corsica on the GR20 Trail
- A Journey that Changed How I See Adventure Every hike teaches you something. But few adventures transform you. The Twenty did that for me. It’s more than a travel story. It’s about testing limits, facing time, and finding strength [...]
Why Honest Tales Hit Home In My Gap Year Journey
I’ve seen readers lean in closer when a story feels raw and real. Authentic moments stick. They stir emotion. They spark curiosity. My own leap into a bold midlife adventure did the same for me. In my Gap year girl [...]
Is It Ever Too Late to Start an Adventure? These Books Will Make You Think Twice
A New Chapter Begins - At Sixty Who says adventure is only for the young? Life has a funny way of offering second chances when you least expect them. For me, it happened at sixty, standing at the trailhead of [...]
Want to Start Hiking at 50+? Which Books Make the Best Guides for Women?
Crossing into your fifties isn’t the end of adventure; it can be the very beginning. Hiking later in life brings strength, joy, and a new perspective on what it means to keep moving forward. But sometimes, the hardest part is [...]
My Monemvasia
My attraction to Monemvasia was immediate. This hardscrabble chunk off the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula is a rocky piece of post-antiquity Greece, its back to modernity, its face to the cerulean sea. An earthquake in 375 AD separated [...]
Me Llamo Marianne Cañedo Bohr
“Did you know that Maya Indians have crooked fingers?” my grandmother asked as she massaged my oddly shaped adolescent pinky, its knuckle forever sore. “It’s true,” she said as I winced, shook my head, and tilted my head to look [...]
Authors on Pedestals: Soliciting Blurbs from Your Heroes
Ever since I was a child, I’ve put writers on pedestals, ascribing to them the status of gods. Whether it was Joan Walsh Anglund whose books my mother read to me as a child, Carolyn Keene of Nancy Drew fame [...]