Travel reads

This post is being crafted out of the sorrow and loss of having dropped my Kobo (like a Kimble only cheaper, nastier and apparently more breakable) yesterday evening. Usually, this would be sad, but not big deal. But, I'm moving to a foreign country. I sold all my books a few weeks ago before I left Australia. And I've got 18 hours in transit, starting today! See, I'm a massive bookworm and now with literally nothing left to read; I'm left to rely on in flight entertainment to keep me... well... entertained. 


So, as an homage to my lost Kobo, here's two lists. One list of my top travel related reads, and another of the films currently showing on flights which I really don't want to have to watch.


Travel themed books that you may want to read:
In Patagonia - Chatwin
Turquoise: A Chef's Travels in Turkey - Malouf [Tasty, tasty travels]
Assassination Vacation - Vowell
The Motorcycle Diaries - Guevara
Almost French - Turnbull [Please note that you really do have to be female to enjoy this one]
The Belgariad - Eddings [I'm justifying this one with the fact that all epics are travel related. Did you never notice how much walking went on in The Lord of the Rings?]
Perfume - Süskind [For the murderously inclined traveller]


Movies I really didn't want to watch (that are currently on most flights' entertainment selections):
Bridesmaids
Monte Carlo
Xmen Origins
Red Dog [I'm sorry, Australia, but this looks like a Tourism Australia ad, and we all know how bad those have been for the last decade or so]
Arthur
Pirates of the Carribean 4 [In fairness, this is on the list because I've already seen it... twice... okay, so I like pirates]
Green Lantern


Why, oh why, can I not be flying during Oscar-baiting season? I'm only a month or so off!