It's time to hit the books again!
Well in this case, we can study the books as well as view several videos. Although there is a tremendous amount of travel material online, there's still the reassuring organization of a well-written travel guide. When one travels like we do, we need to learn about the places before going. We generally get right out there and experience things on our own. Of the dozens and dozens of countries visited, there was nary a need for a tour group. I don't find them particularly insightful unless one has been too lazy to research what one is actually going to see. More importantly, I hate having to stay on someone else's itinerary.
For research reasons, I stopped by the municipal library on the way home from class this afternoon. These materials were on the shelf in the New Westminster Public Library. My library card also works in Burnaby, so I will probably stop in the new Edmonds location after we're finished with today's booty.