Helpful Score: 10
I really enjoyed this book. I've read many of the female traveler books such as Eat, Pray, Love, Around the world in 80 dates, Holy Cow an Indian adventure and Shutterbabe Adventures in Love and War. I think these types of books are so interesting. This one touched me because I can relate to someone who isn't caught up in the commercialism of the US, and who can find friends anywhere in the world. I really enjoyed this one!
Bren (Breninithaca) reviewed Tales of a Female Nomad : Living at Large in the World on + 377 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
This is probably my favorite travel memoir of the many I have read. The way the author immerses herself in the cultures she visits is wonderful and you have to respect how hard she tries not to judge them based on the values of her own past. I hope at the age of 50 I have the kind of courage she shows.
JoAnn G. (bookwoman28) reviewed Tales of a Female Nomad : Living at Large in the World on + 166 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
The fascinating true story of a middle aged divorced woman and mother of two who sold her possessions and began to live her dream of traveling the world. For 20 years she has lived a few months at a time, all over the world, in off-the-beaten-path villages, and with an amazing variety of people. Her ability to trust in the unknown just blew me away.
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Helpful Score: 3
I devoured this book in one weekend! Rita Golden Gelman is an inspiration. She's fearless, trusting, and a true citizen of the world. I loved that she spent time in several places I knew well (Guatemala & New Zealand) and enjoyed reading about all the other cultures she became a part of. Her book was a joy to read. She is much less self-absorbed and whiny than Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and she travels the way I would - lightly, cheaply, and with the aim of connecting to the indigenous people she meets, learning their culture and languages
Maureen N. (bookloverinla) reviewed Tales of a Female Nomad : Living at Large in the World on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I loved this book!! The REAL Eat, Pray, Love! (the protagonist is likable!!) Truly, it's a beautiful book.
