Sylvie, I agree with you Without Reservations is #3 on my favorites. If you liked Tales of a Female Nomad, East Toward Dawn is a close second.

For those ladies out there that enjoy a good laugh, try: The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road by Cameron Tuttle.

Some other enjoyable reads are: Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes and An Italian Affair by Laura Fraser. For those of you that enjoy anthologies, Wild Writing Women, Stories of World Travel published by The Globe Pequot press is a good one too.

Debbie in NC (with several travel related books on my Christmas Wish List)