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Welcome to the Bamboo Travel blog where we post our latest news and travel ideas. Please use the filter below to find articles relevant to your interests, and please come back regularly to be kept abreast of the very latest developments in Asia.

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Rice farming experience, Laos
05/09/2018
Bamboo Team Travels, Laos News, Food & Drink, Family Travel
Osric travelled with Bamboo Travel on a family holiday to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Here is his account of our Rice Farming Experience in Luang Prabang.
mandala lao elephant sanctuary
05/09/2018
General Articles, Bamboo Team Travels, Laos News, Family Travel
Joey visited the Mandalalao Elephant Sanctuary in Luang Prabang. Read more about his experiences with the elephants, including a baby called Mr Kip.
Everest Base Camp, Tibet
15/06/2018
Bamboo Team Travels, China News, Nepal News, Tibet News
Tibet has always been a bucket list destination for me, and recently I was lucky enough to be able to fulfil my ambition and travel overland from Lhasa to Kathmandu, via Everest Base Camp.
Marina Bay, Singapore
11/06/2018
General Articles, Bamboo Team Travels
Following the news that Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump have arrived in Singapore to begin the historic US-North Korea Summit, the interest in this small city state has sky-rocketed.
Tribal face paint, Papua New Guinea
01/06/2018
Bamboo Team Travels, Papua New Guinea News
A land that is bound to intrigue, excite and astound - Papua New Guinea has always been surrounded by myths and superlatives, and so it seemed like a good idea to accept a generous invitation from the PNG tourist board to see if the reality really lived up to the hype.
Darjeeling
01/08/2017
India News
Away from the heat of the plains India's hill stations offer a welcome relief from the heat of the Indian summer.
Takin, Bhutan
30/06/2017
Bhutan News, Wildlife and Conservation
Although Bhutan is a relatively small country it has an immense variety of landscapes, and habitats, ranging from low tropical forest in the south of the country to vast Himalayan peaks in the north.
25/05/2017
China News
Located in China's Hunan Province, the striking mountains of Zhangjiajie are an other-worldly landscape of huge rock columns towering above the lush subtropical forest. 
Approach road to Everest Base Camp
22/05/2017
General Articles, China News
For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, we can arrange special permits from the Tibet Mountaineering Association, to allow access past the check point for a high-altitude trek to the Interim Camp on the East Rongbuk Glacier. 
Kaiseki dinner, here served at Okonoyu Ryokan in Kurokawa-onsen, Kyushu
20/04/2017
Japan News
Food is a highlight of any tour in Japan. Culinary experiences are abundant, and endlessly mouth-watering! 
Classic Bagan flight
03/03/2017
Myanmar News
The image of a hot-air balloon gliding majestically past the temples of Bagan has become one of the most iconic images of travelling in Myanmar in recent years. However, this is not the only way to experience an airborne adventure in this fascinating country.
Breakfast with a view
01/03/2017
Myanmar News
Until recently the opportunities for those wanting to explore Myanmar's breathtaking countryside were somewhat limited by tight government controls, but in this golden age of change we are seeing these restrictions slowly lifting.