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Armchair Traveler: Take a Virtual Vacation

Armchair Traveler

What is Armchair Traveling?

An Armchair Traveler is someone who finds out what a place or location is like by watching travel programs on television, looking at internet websites about travel or reading books about travel. Armchair traveling is about letting yourself day dream and imagine what it would feel like to physically be there. It is great for those who can not travel, and for those who want to fantasize about where their next vacation will be. 

Films That Take You Away

Link to The Grand Budapest Hotel Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Crazy Rich Asians Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Roman Holiday Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Midnight in Paris Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Midsommar Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Vicky Cristina Barcelona Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to The Darjeeling Limited Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Priscilla Queen of the Desert Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Under the Tuscan Sun Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Mamma Mia! Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Catch Me If You Can Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Easy Rider Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to The Trip Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Lost In Translation Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Romancing The Stone Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Mitty Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Out of Africa Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to The Motorcycle Diaries Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Call Me By Your Name Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Little Miss Sunshine Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to In Bruges Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Carol Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Wild Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to The Farewell Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to James Bond: Spectre Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to Eat, Pray, Love Motion Picture in the Catalog
Link to La La Land Motion Picture in the Catalog

Learn more about other Cultures

  • A-Z World Culture Database - Curious about the world? With AtoZ World Culture, information about world history, cultures, languages, foods, religions, and much more is just a click away.
  • A-Z World Travel Database - For travelers and knowledge seekers alike, AtoZ World Travel TM is a comprehensive travel resource with information about points of interest, security, transportation, food and recipes, culture, language, and more. 
  • Pronunciator - The world’s most comprehensive language-learning service. 164 languages to learn, 144 languages to learn them in. Years of learning activities within each language.  Sign in with your Westport Library card!
  • Westport Library Travel Resource Guide - Learn more about travel with our resource guide!
  • Virtual Museum Tours - Tour some of the worlds most beautiful and historically valuable museums without ever leaving home.
  • Condé Nast's Ultimate Guide to Armchair Travel - A guide to help you travel without leaving home, whether you have five minutes or five days to spend exploring. 

Wanderlust-Inducing Videos

Books From Our Collection

Link to Siracusa by Delia Ephron in the Catalog
Link to A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar in the Catalog
Link to How To Be A Family by Dan Kois in the Catalog
Link to Wild Horses of the Summer Sun by Tory Bilski in the Catalog
Link to On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor in Hoopla
Link to My Paris Dream by Kate Betts in the Catalog
Link to Brooklyn in Love by Amy Thomas in the Catalog
Link to Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr in Hoopla
Link to The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston in the Catalog
Link to A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle in the Catalog
Link to The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson in the Catalog
Link to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho in the Catalog
Link to Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac in the Catalog
Link to Less by Andrew Sean Green in the Catalog
Link to A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway in the Catalog
Link to Vacationland by John Hodgman in the Catalog
Link to Wild by Cheryl Strayed in the Catalog
Link to A Tour of Mont Blanc by David Le Vay in the Catalog
Link to My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante in the Catalog
Link to The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner in the Catalog
Link to Driving While Black by Gretchen Sorin in the Catalog
Link to The Vietri Project by Nicola DeRobertis-Theye in the Catalog
Link to Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer in the Catalog
Link to In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson in the Catalog
Link to Hidden Cities by Moses Gates in the Catalog
Link to Meet Me In Atlantis by Mark Adams in the Catalog
Link to Love is an Ex-Country by Randa Jarrar in the Catalog
Link to The Same River Twice by Pam Mandel in the Catalog
Link to Orient Express: A Travel Memoir by John Dos Passos in the Catalog
Link to The Adventurer's Son by Roman Dial in the Catalog