Bring rubber bands to hold your English books together. The best books to read while traveling are books you always meant to get around to. Expatriate writer Bill Bryson makes you laugh out loud so hard people stare. Nor There is his tale of traveling solo around Europe with his friend Stephen Katz. A Walk in the Woods is his most recent book, about hiking the Appalachian Trail with Stephen Katz.
Laughter is good.
It's such a rare experience when you are a tourist. It's a great word to roll around in your mouth while waiting for a pizza. The word is bound to remind you of the Inspector Pamplemousse mystery stories by Michael Bond. You've practiced your French. You've worked up a fairly eloquent couple of sentences to use in the next restaurant.