Older travelers who don’t like to carry too much on vacations welcome the new digital versions of favorite tour guides, such as those in the Frommer or Rick Steves series. Some of these books are available as audiobooks that tourists can listen to on their iPod, IPhone, BlackBerry or other portable device.
Frommer Guides and Rick Steves’ Postcards from Europe
For those who are partial to the Frommer series of guidebooks, many are available as audio downloads from audible.com. Among popular ones are guides to Paris, London, Rome, New York City, San Francisco and various walking tours. Audible operates on a subscription basis, similar to Netflix.
“Postcards” is a journal of the popular guide book writer’s favorite European stories. It also covers his traveling life and explains how he started his guiding business. He tells about himself in Europe in what one website calls “that funny, down-to-earth style.”