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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
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
A Swedish diplomat, Budapest, and the Holocaust	Dave	11	07/06/25 03:43 PM
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
If you like Doc Martin	phred	12	05/11/25 07:51 PM
Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Romania	Judy B ✈️🧳🐈	12	07/05/25 02:29 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 in Seattle	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
What did ancient Rome look like?	avirosemail	13	05/20/21 01:58 PM
May we all dance like this when COVID is finally over	Alan	13	08/07/21 01:05 PM
The Temporary European-great read by Cameron Hewitt	Alan	13	11/29/22 03:08 PM
"History's Greatest Cities" - New BBC Podcast Series	Carlos	13	07/26/23 06:06 PM
DK Eyewitness Kindle books on sale (plus RS Italy guidebook)	Mardee	13	07/01/23 04:10 PM
Rick's new book, “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel...	Mardee	13	02/20/25 07:11 PM
4 year old Paris book vs 2017 Paris book	nicole	14	08/15/17 04:23 PM
A good history of Poland for the layperson	Judy B ✈️🧳🐈	14	03/17/20 06:44 PM
Kanopy streaming service	Aaron	14	10/25/20 08:36 PM
Happy 135th Anniversary to Holmes and Watson	avirosemail	14	12/02/22 07:33 PM
Suggestions for European archeology, history & art documentaries?	Sandancisco	14	03/16/24 06:01 PM
Rick Steves' kindle books	twilightrabbit	15	05/03/20 11:20 AM
"The Story of Europe" - looking for similar docuseries	GlennH	15	10/20/20 06:04 PM
UK television	Frances in...	15	01/20/21 10:52 AM
Seaside Hotel, a wonderful Danish Series!	Judy B ✈️🧳🐈	15	09/26/21 03:38 AM
The Last Bus	David in Seattle	15	02/13/23 08:23 PM
Interesting “discussion” of RS guidebooks on the Tripadvisor UK forum	Lola	15	12/28/22 01:42 PM
Anyone watching the German series, Kleo?	Mardee	15	07/09/23 06:54 PM
Looking for an up-to-date scientific book about jet lag	Sandancisco	15	07/24/23 05:56 PM
Preparing for England	Jane	16	05/04/16 06:42 PM