Grace Ly spent over 20 years working with the U.S. military, the White House, and the CIA. She was stationed overseas in South Korea, Iraq, and Germany. Grace hiked mountains in North Korea, slept under the stars in the Sahara Desert, rode elephants in Thailand, went dogsledding across the Arctic Circle, rode camels through the Gobi Desert, paraglided in New Zealand, rode horses on the beach in the Philippines, floated in the Dead Sea, celebrated carnival in Venice, and ran with the bulls in Spain during her travels through 30 countries.
At the CIA, her stories gained national attention and were covered by The New York Times, New York Post, The Washington Post, CNN, and others. Her work has appeared in The Daily Beast, Writer’s Digest, and The Sun Magazine. She is currently working on her next book, Finding Grace, sharing her tales of travel.
Marty Ohlhaut worked for IBM for 40 years. He has traveled to 44 countries as well as all 50 states, making him an encyclopedia of amazing stories and anecdotes. His many adventures include crisscrossing Asia, touring capital cities throughout Central and South America, roaming across 16 European countries, and living on a boat in Alaska’s inside passage, fishing for weeks at a time.
Marty and his wife, Joeline, have been married for over 40 years and have five grown children and two grandchildren. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, they now live in Charlotte, North Carolina.