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What books and movies made your trip better?

Movies and recreational reading can make your sightseeing a lot more fun and meaningful. Which films and books carbonated your travel experience best?

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Title	Author	Replies	Last Post
Other guidebooks	Doug	9	07/25/23 11:43 PM
new book on Königsberg / Kaliningrad	avirosemail	9	05/03/24 07:07 PM
Resource for contextualizing Vatican labor dispute	avirosemail	9	05/21/24 09:57 PM
Which Rick Steeves Book	kris.albright62	10	06/16/17 05:31 PM
What to read before you travel	Grier	10	10/29/18 05:59 PM
Sister Wendy Beckett	Tammy (aka...	10	03/20/20 05:01 PM
Book set in Wales	Lori	10	08/29/20 06:42 PM
Love Letter to the Seine	Dick	10	10/28/20 05:31 PM
The Polish Rick Steves	Carlos	10	10/04/21 06:24 PM
Europe Through the Back Door 39th edition is out today	Mary	10	03/08/22 07:29 PM
Movie about WWII Sicily	Donna K	10	05/18/22 03:54 PM
Two good shows on PBS	Mary	10	10/27/22 04:01 AM
Looking for a "Visit California" 2006 travel guide	mo3899	10	04/20/24 02:32 AM
Rick's Guidebook sales? how frequently	MariaF	10	07/06/24 04:17 PM
Long-term travel books or memoirs?	deerollman17	11	01/24/15 07:01 PM
Art and history book recommendations	Tamara	11	09/14/15 12:49 AM
Pocket guides vs Map vs App	Sara	11	06/03/17 08:26 PM
Versailles, the TV show	Ka	11	04/03/17 09:00 PM
Rick Steves England (May 2016) vs Great Britain ( 2013) Kindle editions	Dale	11	03/03/18 07:07 PM
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling	Jane	11	03/21/18 03:11 PM
Recommendation for a book on French History	KER	11	04/25/18 01:36 AM
Donna Leon does Venice	monty	11	09/09/19 04:32 PM
Grand Designs - Isle of Skye	Linda	11	09/21/21 03:23 PM
Looking for advice/suggestions - Guidebook(s) for Nordic countries trip	Evan	11	11/26/22 02:01 PM
Rick Steves Italy for Food Lovers	Mary	11	04/12/23 01:59 AM
Mystery books set in your travel destinations	Jolene	12	01/16/15 05:31 AM
foreign films	KC	12	09/19/15 01:28 AM
The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson	Grier	12	03/05/16 09:38 PM
more Venice movies	craigrhome	12	11/26/16 02:47 AM
Books set in Spain	Jesse	12	04/15/17 12:56 AM
Travel videos on Japan?	Lola	12	08/26/19 05:08 PM
The Great Courses: Two Titles for Italy Buffs	Jane	12	01/23/20 02:09 AM
German Film: Kästner and Little Tuesday	Dave	12	05/13/20 06:02 AM
Travel board games	kim	12	09/01/20 12:31 AM
Carbonate the Louvre with book by James Gardner, "The Many Lives of the World's Most...	avirosemail	12	11/05/20 03:17 PM
A different kind of Rick Steves	phred	12	01/31/21 08:01 PM
Book to Set the Being-in-France Mood?	ebennett1803	12	10/10/22 11:33 PM
Research for upcoming trip to London	Tammy (aka...	12	06/02/23 07:18 PM
Hotel Portofino on PBS	bostonphil7	12	08/06/24 10:41 AM
The French Ingredient	khrystia	12	02/07/25 04:27 PM
Beatles 64 Documentary	BigMikeWestBy...	12	12/12/24 11:07 PM
Business Insider Article on Lonely Planet Guidebooks	NYC Librarian	12	04/18/25 05:09 PM
Is Paris Burning?	Craig	13	12/30/15 11:40 PM
Books for South England Villages Tour	Jane	13	09/29/15 09:57 PM
The Way	KC	13	04/25/16 06:30 AM
Monuments Men; Saving Italy	Jane	13	03/08/18 02:55 PM
Any films about the Baltic countries?	David from...	13	08/01/18 06:13 AM
Monk TV Show on Sundance channel	Judy B ✈️🧳🐈	13	08/21/20 01:13 AM
Line of Separation (Tannbach) / Book recommendations on Germany at end of WWII	Rachel	13	12/20/20 02:52 AM
Welsh poet Ronald Stuart Thomas also bleak, not as romantic, anniversary	avirosemail	13	09/22/21 04:44 PM