Ed's a bit of 'nut' when it comes to planning our trips. We've filled our newest bookcases with something over five feet of reference books for only our favorite European destinations of Switzerland, Rome and Bavaria. And this is after considerable weeding-out of duplicates, books out of date and books we found wanting. Collecting the books has been almost as much fun as the traveling for Ed. Few bookstores carry more than a handful of books even on such popular destinations.
Travel books are both fun and useful, but so many are trash, frankly.
After so many years of reading and travel and, more important, matching up reality to the books, we have some definite ideas about which ones are the most useful for the areas in which we have the most knowledge. Better yet, we can tell you where to get them. If you visit our page on travel books you'll find our pick of the best, and where you can get them. A few are out of print or not available in this country. The majority, though, can be ordered from the comfort of your seat in front of your computer, often at a discount.