It’s Us! Babcia and YiaYia! We are here to give you every hot tip, great travel hack, hidden gem, and experience based itinerary you are looking for. We’ve traveled all over Europe and we want to share our experience and expertise with you! Thanks for joining us today! As always, we hope that our travel nonsense translates into your travel success! For more on our take on Travel and travel books like passports and TSA pre-check or any of our other show notes, click here! In this episode, we can answer: What are the best travel books of 2024? What should I buy for my friends who like to travel to Europe? What is the best gift for the traveler in my life? What should I read when I am traveling to Europe? What books have europe as the setting? Now follow us on ALL the social media! Facebook   @babciaandyiayia Twitter   @babciaandyiayia Instagram   @babciaandyiayia TikTok   @babciaandyiayia  (We LOVE your questions too!) Pinterest Have ideas or questions about what you'd like us to cover? Please e-mail us your questions or ideas at [email protected] Visit our blog and website by clicking here! We were last in Europe in the Summer of 2023! Mystery Maniac The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen Murder in Tuscany by TA Williams (book 3 in the series is the newest story about Dan, a retired English detective who helps the local authorities. Helping him along the way is his loyal dog Oscar. Historical Fiction Junkies The Paris Library by Janet Charles The Paris Apartment by Kelly Bowen The Paris Dressmaker by Christy Camberon Poland by James Michener Non Fiction Lovers A Pope and A President by Paul Kengor The Turning Tide: a biography of the Irish Sea by Jon Gower For Foodies Ireland’s Green Larder:  The Definitive History of Irish Food and Drink by Margaret Hickey Searching for Italy by Stanley Tucci 1,000 foods to eat before you die: food lover’s life list by Mimi Sheraton The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home by Patrick O’Donnell Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler and the Crushing of a City by Alexandra Richie Romantic Reads The Christmas Castle in Scotland and The Cozy Cottage in Ireland by Julie Caplin A Postcard from Italy by Alex Brown Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch Logistics Lover Paris In Stride Jessie Kanalos Weiner Les Frenchies Walking Amsterdam by NatGeo Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality By Melissa Bruntlett