The Bamboo Traveler
A travel & digital nomad guide for women who are free, fab, and over forty Free Japan Itinerary GuideWelcome to the Bamboo Traveler
Welcome to The Bamboo Traveler, a travel blog, dedicated to helping women over 40 travel the world safely, cheaply, and comfortably. Whether you’re going for a one, two- or three-week vacation, exploring the world as a digital nomad, or staying home and discovering the world from the comfort and safety of your home, you’ll find loads of information to help inspire and inform you in your wanderings.
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15 Best Things to Do in Campeche: Mexico’s Most Underrated City
Find out the top 15 things to do in Campeche. You’ll get detailed directions on how to get to each sight including Edzna and Calakmul
15 Best Day Trips from Merida
Traveling to Merida and looking to take some day trips from Merida? Here are 15 of the most unforgettable things to do near Merida.
23 Insanely Amazing Things to Do in Merida, Mexico
Heading to Merida but not sure what to do there? Love culture, food & history? Here’s a list of 23 fabulous things to do in Merida, Mexico.
Homun Cenotes: Best Cenotes Near Merida
Homun cenotes are the best ones near Merida. Find out how to get to Homun from Merida, what cenotes to see in Homon, and how much it’ll cost.
Hanoi Itinerary: 2 Days in the City of the Rising Dragon
Looking for the best things to do in Hanoi in 2 or 3 days? This jam-packed Hanoi itinerary guides you step-by-step to the city’s best historical and cultural sights. You’ll also find loads of practical information like what to eat, what to do at night, and how to get...
Shirakawa-go Itinerary: Enter a Japanese Fairy Tale
Shirakawa-go makes the perfect day trip from Takayama or the perfect day trip from Kanazawa. It also makes a great stopover when traveling from Takayama to Kanazawa or from Kanazawa to Takayama. Here is my suggested Shirakawa-go itinerary for 1 day. I've also...
Hoi An Itinerary: A City Where Time Has Stopped
Hoi An, the Vietnamese city with everything that a culture and history lover is looking for in a destination. Delicious food, mesmerizing theatrical performances, two-hundred-year-old architectural gems and thousand-year-old ancient ruins, the best cooking classes in...
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25 Great Books on Cambodia
Spending the past month reading over 20 books on Cambodia, I feel like I’ve just been on an emotional rollercoaster. Throughout history, Cambodia and its people have experienced so much greatness but also so much sorrow--from the grandeur and brilliance of the Angkor Empire to the unimaginable horrors of the Khmer Rouge. At times I wondered if I was crazy to read about so much heartbreak and suffering in 2020. But then I realized that it's better to know than to not know about what can happen when a country is taken over by a delusional, cruel, and incompetent group of...
25 Great Books on Thailand
Looking for a good book to help you escape to a faraway place from the comfort of your couch? Or are you preparing for a trip to Thailand? Here is a list of 26 popular and critically-acclaimed books on Thailand. The list includes fiction from Thai classics to...
30 Novels on Japan: Read Before You Go!
In this post, I’m going to share with you my honest and unbiased review of 30 of my favorite and not-so-favorite novels about Japan and Japanese culture. Hopefully, this list will help you decide which books to read, borrow, or skip. For those looking to dip...
A Ranking of the Best Books by Murakami
This post is for those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of reading a Murakami book yet and can’t decide on which book to read first. It’s also for those of you who’ve already read one or two or three books by Murakami and can’t decide on which one to read next.
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