Are you the kind of person who likes to savor your trip long before it begins by checking out every book you can find about your destination? Or do you prefer to wait until you return when you have tons of visual snapshots to which you can attach text?
Normally before a trip, I’m so stressed trying to tie up loose ends, organize, not forget anything that I’m lucky if I get on the right plane. For me the fun is returning, knowing I have a few months ahead of me to take out a few history books about the town.
A couple of good guidebooks could have been handy on a number of occasions. (Maybe we wouldn’t have sat around for so long in a traditional English pub waiting for someone to take a meal order - if we had known you have to go up to the bar to order food! Of course, that was mentioned in a guide book).
That being said, you might want to take a look at Bootsnall.com’s Paris book list.
Mary Keener’s review of The Road to Somewhere by James Dodson makes me think that this might be a good book for both before and after travel book readers.
The list also includes some handy books you’d want to take along in your suitcase or backpack (like Cheap Eats in Paris).
Don’t forget (for those of you who speak French) one of my favorites:
Paris Pas Cher. (Inexpensive Paris)
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