Founded in 2002 by moderator Jean Goetzke, Travel with Me has logged in thousands of virtual miles. Jean’s personal love of travel and deep knowledge of the travel genre is a perfect fit for Glenview’s many globetrotting residents.

This group of intrepid armchair travelers share thoughts, ideas, experiences, and even the occasional complaint about a book read together. Sample tasty treats from the country highlighted on the evening’s exciting itinerary. Books are available at the Reader Services Desk one month prior to discussion date.

Friday, January 8 @ 7PM
My Life in France by Julia Child.
Written with her grandnephew, Julia Child’s infectiously readable memoir uses years of letters to create a wonderful narrative about her love affair with the food and culture of France, as well as an homage to the warm, loving relationship with her husband, Paul.

Friday, April 9 @ 7PM
Imagined London by Anna Quindlen.
Best-selling author, Anna Quindlen, offers an entertaining, lively tour of London and its literary significance, tracking the footsteps of some of her favorite fictional characters—including those created by Conan Doyle, Margery Allingham, Charles Dickens, and other notable British authors.

Friday, July 9 @ 7PM
Brazilian Adventure by Peter Fleming.
Peter Fleming recounts an ill-considered, casually planned trip through the Matto Grosso of Brazil and his group’s efforts to determine the fate of the Fawcett expedition of 1925.

Friday, November 5 @ 7PM
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner.
Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, this book takes the reader from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author’s case, moments of “un-unhappiness.”