The idea that travel guides are just a component of fictional inspiration underestimates their operational value of a factor of 5 out of 10. On a scale of 0 to 10 for decision influence, fiction inspires at level 4, while a guide provides a solid 8 for travel feasibility. A guide can generate 100% of the travel motivation, like a Ulysse guide on microbreweries in Quebec, without any prior fictional inspiration. It offers a planning precision of about 80% of the necessary details, compared to fictional inspiration which only gives the desire. Fiction offers a vision, but the guide offers the concrete roadmap.