We present a curated list of travel books to help you plan, prep and savour your vacation. This week, we’re saving cash, eating on the road, learning about languages, and teaching tots about travel.

Save: Shoestring travel

The Best Things In Life Are Free

Money-saving travel guide

By: Lonely Planet

List price: $32.99

Available at: amazon.ca

While Lonely Planet admits it’s not fair to say that only free things are good, it has compiled a mighty fine list of 884 top-notch attractions found in more than 60 major cities — including Toronto and Vancouver — that cost nothing (or next to nothing). The “vital statistics” break down price per day, as well as what each city does best.

Eat: Travel through taste

Food Artisans of the Okanagan

Culinary travel guide

By: Jennifer Cockrall-King

List price: $24.95

Available at: amazon.ca

When planning a trip, what do you spend the most time researching? If you answered food, this book is for you . . . and the Okanagan is the place you need to go. From beekeepers and bakers to winemakers and cheesemakers, discover 125 delicious stops in one of Canada’s most fertile regions.

Learn: Explore European languages

Lingo

Linguistic history of Europe

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By: Gaston Dorren

List price: $24.50

Available at: Chapters Indigo

In this brilliant cultural deep dive into the roots of European languages, you’ll discover more than the origins of words; you’ll see each country come to life through its language. Full of quirky facts — there’s no letter X in Finnish — this book is a great companion for any pan-European travels.

Explore: Next-gen travellers

Atlas of Oddities END

Children’s atlas of the world

By: Clive Gifford and Tracy Worrall

List price: $33.95 (hardcover)

Available at: Chapters Indigo

A fun, fact-filled introduction to the world we live in, this colourful children’s atlas pulls together the odds and ends of diverse societies and geographies, and presents them in a digestible (and diverting) way. It’s the perfect present for a tyke who’s taken to travel like a duck to water.

Emma Yardley is a Toronto/Vancouver writer. Find her on social media at @byemmayardley.

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