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The top travel books to help prepare for your journey
We present a curated list of travel books to help you plan and pass the time. This week, we’re climbing into the car, taking city transit, looking for love in all the right places and paying homage to history. Celebrate: Jump into Canadian history National Geographic Guide to the National Historic Sites of Canada By: National Geographic List price: $29.95
Available at: amazon.ca Since Nova Scotia’s Fort Anne became the country’s first national historic site in 1917, hundreds of culturally significant spots have been added to the list. To commemorate 100 years of conservation (and 150 years of Canada), National Geographic and Parks Canada have curated a comprehensive companion guide to help us unlock our collective history. Research: Romance around every corner The Honeymoon Handbook By: Lonely Planet List price: $25.50 Available at: amazon.ca From Cambodia to Cape Town, there are more than 25 well-planned honeymoon itineraries pulled together in this boldly designed first edition by Lonely Planet. Take a quiz to find out you and your partner’s ideal travel theme, get budget breakdowns or discover the perks of a minimoon. There’s also an LGBT-friendliness indicator for each destination. Drive: Be a tarmac tourist The 50 Greatest Road Trips of the World By: Sarah Woods List price: $21.50 Available at: amazon.ca If the open road is calling your name, you should buy this book before you answer. Veteran travel journalist Sarah Woods maps out the literal highs and lows of 50 of the world’s most iconic drives, including Iceland’s Ring Road and Canada’s Icefields Parkway. Time to buckle in and get going. Go: Get ready to ride Choose Your Own Journey By: Susie Brooks and Tracy Cottingham List price: $21.95 (hardcover)
Available at: Chapters Indigo Teach your soon-to-be-globetrotting tot what it takes to travel from A to B in this interactive exploration of modes of transport. Each beautifully illustrated page is a choose-your-own adventure of boats, bikes and buses. Get on board and see the world of motion through their wonderfilled eyes.