The Inspired Traveller

Drawing from four books in White Lion's bestselling Inspired Traveller's Guides and with 10 newly commissioned entries, The Inspired Traveller is an all-encompassing tour of the most culturally important places on the planet - be they literary, artistic, cinematic, gastronomic or musical.Discover the destinations that have inspired the world's greatest art, cinema, food, novels and music.Pure armchair travel, this book is for anyone with a sense of wanderlust and curiosity: immerse yourself in 100 places that have inspired a remarkable cultural environment.In Paris, visit the labyrinth streets of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables and the charming streets of Montmartre, the backdrop of Amelie; in New York visit Brooklyn, home of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Jean-Michel Basquiat's stomping ground round the East Village.Split by continent, and with fascinating text and charming hand-drawn illustrations for each entry, this is the ultimate atlas of 100 cultural places every armchair traveler needs to know about.