A Lord of the Rings Travel Guide to Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton movie set rolling hills with hobbit holes built into the green hillside in Matamata

You cannot see the Hobbiton movie set from any public road. The Alexander family farm is gated, the village is hidden in a valley, and the only way in is the official tour. Here is what to actually book, where to stay, and the LOTR sites worth combining with the visit.

A Crazy Rich Asians Travel Guide to Singapore

A two-day travel guide to Singapore for readers and viewers of Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians: filming locations from Newton Food Centre to CHIJMES, where the book and film disagree, and what an actual visitor needs to skip.

A Da Vinci Code Travel Guide to Paris

The Louvre is EUR 22 (or EUR 32 if you're not in the EEA) and the night opening is the only time the Mona Lisa room is bearable. The Da Vinci Code trail in Paris, with prices, walking times, and where the book diverges from the film.

A Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Travel Guide to Stockholm

The brick gothic-style apartment building at Bellmansgatan 1 in Söder Stockholm

A walking guide to the Stockholm of Stieg Larsson. Bellmansgatan, Mellqvist Kaffebar, Fiskargatan, Götgatan, and the Söder streets where the trilogy lives, with prices, transport, and an honest take on the official Millennium tour.