Ten Best Travel Books for Adventurous Professional Travelers. France. Italy.
“Books to spark your wanderlust for travel to France, Italy and beyond,” was the subject of an interview I recently did with PBS
(Public Broadcasting Service).
What do you think of the ten best books I recommended?
France: A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway, La Seduction by Elaine Sciolino. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by T. E. Carhart, Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs by Jeremy Mercer, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, A Year in Provence, by Peter Mayle.
Italy: The Agony and the Ecstasy, A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone, Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, Roma by Steven Saylor, The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant,
Please add to my list with your favorite travel books for any destination.
Happy Reading.
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About the Author: Marybeth Bond, the Gutsy Traveler, National Geographic author of 11 travel books, featured guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and founder of the Online Travel Magazine www.GutsyTraveler.com She has been featured over 1,000 times on TV, radio and print. She is a Contributor to CNN, CNN Airport Network and CNN.com
Speaker, spokesperson, author, travel expert, Marybeth, the Gutsy Traveler walks the talk. She's an adventurer; biked two months across the USA, traveler to over 90 countries, media travel expert for CBS News, CNN, ABC, NBC, NPR and National Geographic.




Think I’d want to throw in The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland for Paris…
Paris Wife is a great companion to A Moveable Feast, and Luncheon just makes you want to sit and drink wine by the River Seine!
Suzi