20 Travel Books That Will Give You Serious Wanderlust
We are hopeful 2021 is a year of travelling again - and these books will help you pick a spot or two.
Summer in Stockholm or Bainbridge Island with Two Books
Summer brings a time to lift yourself from your armchair and return to travel. But this month’s books offer more than inspiration to travel to a different location; they also help you escape your living room and help you...
Touring France and Germany with These Two Books
“Despite everything, Ruby had loved living in Europe. She loved having history envelop her as she strolled the streets; she loved the French word ‘flaneur’ – to amble along or to hang around. It applied here...
Travel to Austria and England With These Two Books
This month, I continue my reading journey throughout Europe with How to Fall in Love With A Man Who Lives in A Bush by Emmy Abrahamson, set in Austria with funnily enough, a side trip to Vancouver, and My Oxford Year by Julia...
2 Amazing Books on Tradition and Culture in Italy
Canadian weather – snow one day, double digits the next. This month, let’s escape to somewhere where the weather is consistent, if not the traditions – Italy. “As they walked through the city, Robertino solemnly explained...
Extend Your Summer with These Dundurn Books.
It doesn’t matter how long removed I am from returning to school, when Labour Day comes, in my mind, it signals summer is over. And I am never ready for it. This month I am inspired to stay in Canada and visit Toronto and...
Two Books to Read on a Beach
Canada’s summers are far, far too short so when the weather gets hot, the only place I want to be is on a beach, eating potato salad, slurping watermelon and of course, reading. Here are two books that will inspire you to...
Road Trip Through America With These Two Books
I am taking a break from exploring Europe this summer and heading out on a road trip through America with these two books. Hotel of Shadow Lake My first stop on my American road trip is in upstate New York, home of the Montgomery...
Exploring France and Greece on a European Book Tour
I have added new adventures to my travel bucket list thanks to two books that are helping me read through Europe – The Little Paris Bookshop and The Greek Escape. The Little Paris Bookshop I have spent a very busy day in Paris...
3 Books That Will Inspire Travel to Italy
I have never been to Italy, but most of those who have spent time within her borders seem to have developed quite the love affair. “She is a bewitching mistress full of electric charm, beauty, culture and irrepressible warmth,”...