13 Surefire Tips for Planning Your First Trip to Japan
13 Surefire Tips for Planning Your First Trip to Japan Preparing for a trip to Japan can be more overwhelming than preparing for a trip anywhere else in the world. You’ve got to book a plane ticket that is often more expensive than flying to most other places in the...
Japan Itinerary: The Perfect 3 Weeks in Japan
Japan Itinerary: The Perfect 3 Weeks in Japan I think you’ll agree with me when I say: It’s REALLY hard coming up with a Japan itinerary that fits everything you want to see into two or three weeks. There are just too many amazing places to see in Japan. However,...
Tokyo Itinerary: How to Spend 4 PERFECT Days in Tokyo
Tokyo Itinerary: How to Spend 4 PERFECT Days in Tokyo There is so much to do and see in Tokyo that it can be hard to plan a trip there. On top of that, because there’s so much to see in the rest of Japan, you’ve got to limit your time in Tokyo. In this...
30 COOLEST Novels on Japan: Read Before You Go!
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...
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...
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – Review
Books on Japan What I Talk About When I Talk About Running By Haruki Murakami My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars “Someday if I have a gravestone and I’m able to pick out what’s carved on it, I’d like it to say this:Haruki Murakami 1949 to 20…Writer (and Runner)At least he...
Men Without Women – Review
Books on Japan Men Without Women By Haruki Murakami My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Perhaps an even more distressing prospect for Habara than the cessation of sexual activity, however, was the loss of the moments of shared intimacy. To lose all contact with women was,...
The 4 BEST Day Trips from Tokyo
The 4 Best Day Trips from Tokyo Looking to take a day trip from Tokyo, but don’t know where to go. Here are THE 4 best day trips to take from Tokyo: Hakone, Kamakura, Mt. Fuji, and Nikko. All of them can be reached in 1 or 2 hours by bus or train. All will reward you...About Me
Welcome to The Bamboo Traveler, a travel & digital nomad 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.
