Books to Read While Traveling (Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Venice)
My husband and I are going to Europe, two weeks from tomorrow. I love, love, love to travel and it’s been so long since I’ve been out of the country.
When I travel, I like to read. Books about the places I’m going and/or by authors who are from there. A lot of times it’s books I’ve been meaning to read or re-read, sometimes for years. A great place to round out the list is Longitude: Recommended Reading for Travelers.
Here’s what I'm bringing on my upcoming trip:
Amsterdam
- The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
- Amsterdam, a Traveler’s Literary Companion, Manfred Wolf (Editor)
Berlin
- The Tin Drum, Gunter Grass
- The Berlin Diaries, Marie Vassiltchikov
Prague
- The Complete Stories, Franz Kafka
Venice
- Watermark, Joseph Brodsky
- Across the River and Into the Trees, Ernest Hemmingway
Can't wait to be on a day-long train trip, cities and towns and country I've never seen, cup of tea in hand and a good book spread out before me.
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