Imagine the scene: when preparing a trip, we don't first look for a novel for inspiration, but rather for concrete tools that show us what is feasible.
Browsing a guidebook, with its beautiful photos and detailed descriptions, can be the trigger for the adventure.
It wasn't a film that prompted me to visit Provence, but the lavender road maps and descriptions of local markets in an old guide found by chance.
Tourist guides tell a story of tangible exploration, with practical stakes for families, long before fiction colors the dream.