Everyone loves a good travel guidebook

Here are some nifty ones to pick up for 2009 courtesy of the Associated Press:

• Travel & Leisure, "100 Greatest Trips"
• Rough Guides, "Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel"
• Lonely Planet, "Best in Travel 2009: 850 Trends, Destinations, Journeys & Experiences For the Year Ahead"

or head over to adventure central for some adventure vacation inspiration.