Beth Whitman is the author and publisher of the Wanderlust and Lipstick guides for women travelers. These include: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo, For Women Traveling to India and Traveling with Kids.She is also the publisher of the Wanderlust and Lipstick website and the Women's Travel Columnist at Transitions Abroad.With nearly 23 years of travel experience, Beth has logged hundreds of thousands of miles as a backpacker and businesswoman. She has ridden her BMW motorcycle solo from Seattle to Panama, backpacked the Pacific Rim countries for a year, driven the AlCan Highway (twice), volunteered at orphanages in Vietnam and navigated the back roads of France in a rental car.In addition to her work as a travel writer, she offers and leads tours to Bhutan and India for both women and men.