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Any favorite travel books to recommend?

Augrl

I so much enjoyed The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah that we booked a Rhone River cruise next year. Book blurb compares it to The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah and Sarah’s Key. If you are traveling to Western Canada the mystery series by Lane Winslow is good. They are sequential so start with the first book. If you’re more into nonfiction Dreaming in French by Alice Kaplan is set in Paris.
Always looking for a good read if you have one to share.

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MikeHenderson

For Iceland, the Inspector Erlendur Series by Arnaldur Indridason is good. The series is crime fiction but the author has the Inspector go to various places in Iceland and describes each place in detail. Also describes what the people there are like. A good insight into Iceland.

JaneP

I thoroughly enjoyed In A Sunburned Country before I went to Australia and Turn Right At Machu Picchu before Peru.

Goddess

Do read 'Christ Stopped at Eboli' before going to Matera / A Week in Puglia.

franlovestravel

I loved Michelangelo and the Pope’s ceiling, by Ross King. It was great history before visiting the Vatican.

SandyFeet

Wilbur Smith’s Courtney Series was fun to read before our tour of Namibia.

Goddess

Before going to Sicily, read Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano books.

OurTravels34

Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict.

Goddess

Any of James Michener's books - based on your destination: Hawaii, Mexico, Poland, Texas. Alaska, Caribbean, Iberia, Chesapeake, The Source (Israel), The Covenant (South Africa), etc.

kfnknfzk

Michener’s novels are so beautifully written and although considered fiction, they do accurately capture the culture of the regions he writes about. I think my husband has read all of his works. ‘The Source’, ‘The Covenant’, ‘Iberia’ and ‘Poland’ are my favorites.

Goddess

Agreed - I also enjoyed Centennial. I was in the hospital and read it all the way through (many years ago).

MCD

I agree with fknknfzk -- I've read all of those books before trips to the areas in which they take place. "The Source" is among my all-time favorite books.

dwannand

VS Naipaul’s trilogy about his trips to India from the 1960’s through the early 1990’s are excellent for India travellers. Naipaul was dejected after his first trip, but noted significant progress in his later books; very well-written

Folsomdoc

The Portuguese by Barry Hatton should you be visiting Portugal.

kfnknfzk

Although debatable whether or not they are travel related, the following books about resistance movements in Nazi occupied Norway and Denmark show the bravery and resolve of the human spirit.

“We Die Alone” by David Howarth.

“Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark’s Jews Escaped the Nazis…..” by Bo Lidegaard.

kfnknfzk

Augrl - Thank you so much for your book suggestion. I checked it out from my local library yesterday.

Augrl

Mike,Janep, Goddess,franlovestravel, Sandyfeet,ourtravels34, kfnkfnzk, MCD, dwannand, Folsomdoc and anyone I missed, thank you so much for your book suggestions. The ones I haven’t read I have added to my book list.
Great recommendations!