Eat, Pray, Love was a both a critical and commercial success in novel form, appeasing both professional literary critics and Oprah Winfrey as well as topping the New York Times’ Bestseller list. Now, , writer Elizabeth Gilbert’s chronicle of self-discovery through travel has been made into a movie, with Julia Roberts playing the lead role.

The Nileguidance blog points out that both the book and the movie are inspiring people to travel to the locations mentioned in the book in hopes of having some transcendent experiences of their own. Several tour companies have even started to offer Eat, Pray, Love tours. Here’s how Nileguidance describes the appeal of patterning a trip after the book:

What Eat Pray Love does inspire, however, is the notion that long-term travel is possible, and so are those extraordinary experiences. Perhaps the film will motivate people to set out on their journey far sooner than imagined.

Whether you decide to go to Italy to eat, to India to pray, or to Bali to seek love, or all three, you will need the proper travel documents. A US passport, valid for at least 6 months, is required everywhere. Here are the visa requirements for the three countries:

Italy: Italy is a Schengen country, so you don’t need a travel visa unless you plan on staying for more than 90 days.

India: India requires all US citizens to have travel visas in hand before they arrive. For more information on how to get a tourist visa for India, see Indian Visa Requirements for Tourists.

Bali: Bali is in Indonesia, which gives American citizens the option of applying for a tourist visa in advance or applying at the airport when you arrive. Of course, if you apply in advance you’ll be able to get through immigration faster, which is always a blessing. Make sure you have at least one clean blank page in the back of your passport to accommodate the visa. For more information on getting an Indonesian tourist visa, see Indonesian Visa Requirements for Tourists.

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