Seeking the tranquility of a Buddhist meditation center? The raucousness of a rumba club? Stephanie Elizondo Griest’s guidebook, 100 Places Every Woman Should Go, will not only inspire but compel you to hit the road – in a group, with a friend, or sola. Discover the world’s best places to:

* commune with the feisty spirits of heroines like Hatshepsut, Sappho, Catherine the Great, and Frida Kahlo
* race a camel, yak, or pony across the Mongolian steppe
* dive for pearls in Bahrain
* take a mud bath in a volcano off the coast of Colombia
* dance with Voodoo priestesses in Benin and urban cowboys in Texas
* roast in a steamy banya with a bottle of vodka (or two) in Moscow

Divided into sections like “Powerful Women and Their Places in History,” “Places of Indulgence,” and “Places of Adventure,” this guidebook includes contact information, resources, and recommended reading. “Ten Tips For Wandering Women” features safety advice plus pointers on how to stop departing airplanes and avoid getting tossed off Trans-Siberian trains for not having your papers in order. The foreword is by Holly Morris, author of Adventure Divas: Searching the Globe for Women Who Are Changing the World.

100 Places Every Woman Should Go landed in bookstores everywhere on February 25, 2007, and Stephanie traveled to more than 30 cities promoting it. Her efforts payed off: 100 Places won the GOLD PRIZE for Best Travel Book of 2007 by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation's Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition. It also won "Best Travel Book" in the 2008 International Latino Book Awards. Currently in its fourth printing, the guidebook has been featured on:

* Martha Stewart's "Living Today" radio show on Sirius
* ABC News "Satellite Sisters" radio talk show
* Jane Fonda's Greenstone Media Corporation's "Radio Ritas" show
* Jean Feraca's "Here on Earth" Wisconsin Public Radio program
* Yvette Benavides' "Texas Matters" on Texas Public Radio
* Sandy Dhuyvetter's "Travel Talk Radio"
* Paul O'Brien's "Pathways" on KBOO in Portland, Oregon
* KiiiTV-3 Morning Show in Corpus Christi, Texas
* KZTV-10 Noon Show in Corpus Christi, Texas
* KRISTV-6 6 p.m. News in Corpus Christi, Texas
* Judy LaPointe Jenning's "Healthy U" Show on ESPN 1230AM Radio
* WCSH6 NBC Show "207" in Portland, Maine
* Mary Jones Show on "The Talk of Connecticut"
* Azumano Travel Show with Pat Boyle in Portland, Oregon
* WTOC-11 Morning Show in Savannah, Georgia
* USA Today
* The Boston Globe
* Chicago Tribune
* The San Francisco Chronicle
* The Utne Reader
* World Pulse Magazine
* The Austin-American Statesman
* The Corpus Christi Caller Times
* The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin
* The Santa Cruz Sentinel
* The Contra-Costa Times
* The San Antonio Express-News
* The Princeton Packet of Princeton, New Jersey
* US-1 of New Jersey
* The Santa Fe New Mexican
* The Phoenix of Portland, Maine
* The Savannah Morning News
* Texas Exes' Alcalde
* Marcela Landres' March and June editions of "Latinidad"
* WorldHum.com
* "Diva Visionaries" section of TangoDiva.com
* WanderlustAndLipstick.com
* WrittenRoad.com
* DivineCaroline.com
* GoNomad.com
* BeliefNet.com
* Guanabee.com
* WomenWorking.com
* Rolf Pott's "Traveling Light" Yahoo Column

* Portuguese rights to 100 Places were recently bought by a publisher in Brazil. More info soon to come!

100 Places is now available in Spanish!