Super-compatible travel companions can be hard to find, but when you connect with one it makes your travel experiences so much more rewarding and memorable. One of the best travel companions – and one that every reader will get along with just great – is an e-reader. In fact, unlike most travel companions, e-readers become more fun and more compatible the more time you spend with them. But what will you load onto your e-reader, to add that extra-special dimension to your road trip, voyage, backpacking trek, or whirlwind tour of destinations you’ve always dreamed of visiting? Here are 5 wonderful resources to take this summer’s travel, or any excursion you might have planned for now or in the future, to a whole new level of enjoyment.
Rick Steves Italy 2016
If you don’t yet know Rick Steves from his fabulously informative programs on PBS Television, you’re in for a treat. He is an easy-going and highly knowledgeable travel journalist who creates very popular videos and DVDs of his travels – loaded with insider tips, history, and recommendations of what to do and see.
From the beaches to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, Italy has it all. Steves traces Italian culture from Rome and Florence to Milan and Venice. Discover the villages of Tuscany and Umbria and the laid-back vibe of Cinque Terre. Shop at local market stalls, sip a cappuccino at an outdoor café, and visit local wineries and museums. Get t more from your visit with Rick’s candid, humorous advice for getting the most value from hotels and restaurants.
The travel guide e-book Rick Steves Italy is just one example, so if you have other destinations in mind, just browse around for his other e-books. He has too many to list, to all of the most well-known travel hotspots as well as to more off-the-beaten-trail places he’s discovered and is enthusiastic to share.
Lonely Planet London
Lonely Planet is kind of an ironic name, because the publisher of travel guides makes sure that you never feel alone – even when traveling thousands of miles from home. The guide to London tells you what to see and what to avoid, and includes the following valuable features – all in Kindle e-book format.
- Full-color maps and pictures.
- Highlights and itineraries.
- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local.
- Essential info like hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices.
- Honest reviews for eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, shopping, and nightlife.
- Cultural insights covering history, literature, and the arts.
- Tips and info that cover the West End, the City, the South Bank, Kensington & Hyde Park, the East End and more.
The Lonely Planet London e-book even includes downloadable PDF and offline maps to help you save money on data and roaming fees, and there are many embedded links to related websites where you can get other information. But if London is not your cup of English tea, just check out the many other Lonely Planet guides available as e-books.
Fodor’s Paris 2016
Fodor’s is another world-class travel guide publisher, and their full-color Kindle edition guide to Paris is one of the best. Here is an excerpt from the marketing description:
“Paris is an all-time top destination for travelers, and it’s easy to see the allure: the experiences – dining, shopping, museum-going, neighborhood strolling – are all legendary. This stunning full-color Fodor’s guide captures the best of the City of Light, from the masterful cuisine to the sweeping romance of the Eiffel Tower.
You’ll enjoy more than 450 pages of travel guidance, and as is the case with some of the other books this blog covers, if this one isn’t about your desired destination just check out all the other Fodor’s travel e-books. They are all extraordinary, and available from Amazon and other convenient retailers.
Inside USA’s Best Trips: 7 Amazing Road Trips
Whether you are from the United States or not, Lonely Planet’s Inside USA’s Best Trips: 7 Amazing Road Trips is a content-rich book that guides you all over the USA like a local, to all of the amazing sites and destinations. The format of the book aids in making it so uniquely resourceful, because what you will find here was curated from seven other Best USA Trips books published by Lonely Planets. What you get here are the highlights, making it a kind of “best of” book that includes the top travel recommendations to create a once-in-a-lifetime road trip across America.
Here is what this great sampler covers:
- Michigan’s Gold Coast (From USA’s Best Trips)Caribbean-blue lake vistas, surfing beaches, dunes, wineries, orchards, Dutch kitsch, French colonial outposts
- Zion & Bryce National Parks (From Southwest USA’s Best Trips) Crimson monoliths, slot canyons, river walks, pioneer ruins, Old West kitsch, artisan galleries.
- Hudson Valley (From New York & the Mid-Atlantic’s Best Trips). Breathtaking nature just beyond Manhattan, forested parks, historical sites, lavish Gilded Age mansions
- Florida’s Highway 1 (From Florida & the South’s Best Trips) Fascinating history, dazzling white beaches, swamps and wildlife, colorful art-deco streets, Latin flavor.
- Pacific Coast Highways (From California’s Best Trips) Iconic beaches, stunning cliffs, redwood forests, seafood shacks, prime sunset-watching spots.
- Highway 101 Oregon Coast (From Pacific Northwest’s Best Trips). Quaint seaside towns, colorful tide pools, lighthouses, exhilarating ocean views.
- Coastal New England (From New England’s Best Trips) Fishing villages, historic mansions perched at ocean’s edge, whale-watching, maritime museums.
Also, check out Lonely Planet’s European Best Trips guides to Italy, France, and Ireland and our Europe’s Best Trips: 3 Amazing Road Trips – for more road trip inspiration.
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day
For many years author Matt Kepnes, nicknamed “Nomadic Matt” has helped travelers budget their excursions through this New York Times best-seller. His motto is “No money? No problem!” and he has personal experience traveling around the world on a shoestring budget. According to Kepnes, the trick is to live the way the locals do – which is also a proven formula for delving deeper into a new place and culture to derive more meaningfulness and connection with new people in the places you visit.
“How to Travel the World on $50 a Day” reveals Nomadic Matt’s tips, tricks, and secrets to comfortable budget travel based on his experience traveling the world without giving up yummy meals and cozy, safe accommodations. His advice covers everything from managing your money and avoiding bank fees to earning more frequent flier points and taking advantage of discount pricing at hostels and for tours and transportation. You can download the book at the Amazon Kindle store.
Save Money for Travel While Reading for Free
Don’t forget that you can also load up your e-reader, laptop, tablet, iPad, or other device with hundreds or thousands of great titles, popular novels, timeless classics, and even audio books – without paying a penny. Just browse the genres on Free-ebooks.net, keeping in mind that the books are available in numerous languages. That allows you to have access to a personal reading library as you travel, and lets you practice learning a new language, which is one of the most important skills to help you derive more pleasure from traveling.
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Can we read these books in Amazon Kindle? These Books are amzing. Thanks for shaing with us.
I’ve interested in the e-books
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