Featuring everything from goth bars to the actual artifacts from the real demonologists on which The Conjuring series of movies is based. Everything goth, and just plain creepy, are within The Goth Atlas. Separated by continent, it is easy to hit the goth highlights wherever you are traveling (but pleaseContinue Reading
The Official Amazing Race Travel Companion is an uneasy mixture of a travel guide and a behind-the-scenes television show memoir. I found the memoir much more interesting. It begins with how the show was created and continues through the 2021 season. I expected more from the travel guide. I wantedContinue Reading
I was a bit skeptical. Are there any Travel Hacks out there that I haven’t already heard? But this book promises 651 hacks so I figured that at least a few would be new to me. And I was correct. Here are a few of my favorites. “Prices for flightsContinue Reading
Gastro Obscura is a worldwide trip down memory lane and into some strange corners of the globe. Sort of a more fleshed out Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with an emphasis on the weird or historical. Want to visit the oldest tavern in America? See the White Horse Tavern in RhodeContinue Reading
With an in-depth look at thirty cities worldwide, the World’s Greatest Cities is the perfect coffee table or waiting room read. From New York City to Istanbul, many of civilization’s best cities are highlighted. Each city’s section contains a two-page iconic full-color photograph title page. In the following two pages,Continue Reading
Budget travel guru Nomadic Matt turns introspective in Ten Years a Nomad. I was expecting more travel and less ruminating on why Matt is compelled to wander the world. I love his website but this book has a more internal focus. He tries, with varying success, to apply what heContinue Reading