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The Art Lover’s Travel Guide

Plan and prepare to make lifelong memories seeing art and architecture when you travel.

Your dream art-viewing vacation is within reach

Traveling is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy masterpieces of art and architecture, make lifelong memories, and experience the history and culture of your destination. But like most other aspects of the travel process, it can also be a little overwhelming. You may struggle with deciding what to see (or narrowing down a long list) and figuring out all the practicalities of actually visiting all these sites. You may worry about not knowing how to connect with unfamiliar art styles or want guidance on what kind of preparatory reading to do. If you’re an experienced art lover, you may have massive hopes and expectations for your trip and fear being disappointed. If you’re more of an interested novice, you may worry that you’ll waste a valuable cultural opportunity through your lack of experience.

Written with the concerns of both veteran and less experienced art viewers in mind, The Art Lover’s Travel Guide sets you up for art travel success. This 22-page handbook helps you decide what to see and work out the logistics of your itinerary, suggests preparatory reading, and guides you in connecting with unfamiliar styles of art and architecture.

What You’ll Learn

Plan

Guidance about evaluating your itinerary options, deciding what to see, and practicalities to consider ahead of time.

Prepare

Suggestions about what to read before you visit to get context and background for what you’re about to witness.

Enjoy

Pacing yourself, planning vs. spontaneity, and helpful tips for understanding art and architecture that’s totally new to you.

Please note: This handbook is not a substitute for proper travel preparations. By proceeding, you acknowledge my travel and safety disclaimer.

Art Plus Travel – What Could Be Better?

Prepare for your next vacation by buying The Art Lover’s Travel Guide and The Art Museum Adventure Guide together, and you’ll save 15%. You’ll automatically get the discount when you add both handbooks to your Etsy cart.

Details

Your purchase (off-site via Etsy) allows unlimited downloads and prints for one user only. If you’re interested in licensing this handbook for a group, contact me for more information. Your purchase and use of this handbook are governed by my Terms of Service.

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