About Hardyness Adventures

Travel can be a foundational tool for fun, restoration, transformation, and education. It brings us in contact with the kind of people, cultures, and natural wonders that puts our own experience on a spectrum of global life, often with heightened love, awareness, and humility. All our trips work toward this end.

Trip locations emerge, not because of the best sights ever, but because of the likelihood to connect with people or get a more local perspective. The enjoyment of nature or an environment that might encourage connecting with self is also one of our top objectives.

Although Hardyness trips may have clear aspects of a traditional “vacation” about them, we prioritize feeling the wonder of a place, usually with others--fellow travelers or locals. We’re looking for open-minded and flexible global citizens willing to look out for and connect with the folks they’ll be traveling with, meet new things with curiosity, and understand that a good experience is not so much about what we’re doing (although very important), but how we’re doing it.

We actively seek mindful, community-oriented folks to sign-up for everything.

Our trip alums likely stay in touch with each other and are often messaging with a local long after they arrive home—a guide, someone from a dinner in a family home, the grandma with the machete cutting the bananas down who we met at the farm we visited... Sometimes people we meet on a trip end up visiting us.

Bridget Hardy

About

I’m a personal trainer, wellness coach, Latin dance teacher, fitness instructor, and more. As a trip leader, I’ve taken groups to Havana, Tucson, and lots of Midwestern regional spots.

I make my home in South Bend, Indiana, with a 17-year-old son, the son of a Cuban friend (just got his green card!), and lots of friends and fellow travelers who are always up for an impromptu potluck or walk or laugh or cry, or a joke so bad it’s good.

Courses/Education/Certifications:

• Graduate of Oberlin College (B.A.), the University of Arizona (M.F.A.), first class of AmeriCorps (’94), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course (John Hopkins curriculum from Jon Kabat-Zinn)

• Balanced-Body Pilates Trained in Mat, Reformer I & II, Chair, & Cadillac

• AFAA Personal Trainer

• NASM Personal Trainer

• AFAA Group Exercise Instructor

• Wellcoaches Health Coach

• Healthcare Provider CPR/1st Aid

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING....

"—everything was just right."

I just so appreciated the way we were welcomed into the lives of the people we encountered.

Although economically poor, Cuba is so rich in many societal/communal assets that the U.S. seems to lack these days.

I went to Ireland with a Rick Steve’s tour group. This Cuba itinerary was as well organized as that planned by a huge company. The variety of activities, the planned time/on your own time ratio--everything was just right.

Lory Timmer~ Cuba Trip, 2024

"WONDERFUL!"

The trip was WONDERFUL! I had a great time and want to say THANK YOU to our guides and all my fellow travelers for the big and fast desert adventure.

I loved hearing the coyotes every night; seeing the dark sky brilliant with stars; walking around outside the ranch looking at cactus and birds; listening to the Mariachi band; feeding the horses with Kalvin and Liz; sharing food, laughs, stories, and some morning thoughts with the group.

Mary Beth Dickey~Tucson Trip, 2022

"--she takes good care of you"

I had so much fun. So glad we went and that Kalvin [my son] and I got to see the desert for the first time together! I have already told people that if Bridget plans another trip they should go--she takes good care of you and knows how to put positive-vibes people together.

Nicole Thomson ~ Tucson Trip, 2022

"I loved the ride…"

Thoroughly enjoyed having locals as our tour guides and providing great insight to how they fought to get bike trails incorporated to the city and surrounding the city, as well as the history of Goshen.

Sue Ushela ~ Goshen Bike Ride, 2025

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Come with an open-mind, and the world will open to you.

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These trips focus on connections with locals, fellow travelers, self, the natural world, and fun.