Guide books

I like the Marco Polo ones. They usually have a pull out map as well. The books themselves are quite small so they don't take loads of room up in your luggage.

We have had the ones for Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands.

We do also go online for extra information

We have quite a few Dorling Kindersley, Eyewitness. My son worked for them before he moved on to the publishing house he is with now, their books, not just travel, are beautifully illustrated. We also have a couple of Fodor's and Lonely Planet

Im currently backpacking all around Sri Lanka. Travelling by bus, train and tuktuk. I’ve always been a fan of the Lonley Planet guides but this time I’m really disappointed. The maps are less than useless and the bus/ train info is non existent. The Rough guide has proved to be much better.
I’ve been backpacking through SE Asia for 27 years now and everything has changed so much with the internet and apps like Booking.com. It just seems like everyone is on their phones constantly now.

What a great idea. My family are big fans of Lonely Planet, but I like to find out about the less visited and unusual places too so there are books in the 'Hidden' series I think where you can find stuff away from the tourist traps.

I love the Eyewitness Travel range by Dorling Kindersley. They have beautiful illustrations and photos that would engage children.

I’ve always liked the Dorling Kindersley (sp?) ones.