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Andorra is a small country. How small? It’s only 180 sq mi / 400 sq km or a little over half the size of New
Part 1 – Travel Essentials Overview Bulgaria is land little known to most non-Europeans. Many associate the country with Olympic weight lifters and wrestlers
Most tourists go to Croatia for the Dalmatian coast and the walled city of Dubrovnik. They may go through Zagreb as a transit stop and
Part 1 – Travel Essentials Overview Cyprus is a crab shaped island, which is only 40 miles from Turkey, 65 miles from Syria and
Terezín is a small city in the western Czech Republic, roughly halfway between Prague and the German border on the way to Dresden. It was
Prague is popular. So popular that eight million, mostly foreign, tourists go there annually. It’s convenient to get to with an array of air, rail
Ukraine is back in the forefront of the news these days. It has valiantly fought over three years against an invader from a much larger
Five Reasons to Travel to Eastern Europe Eastern Europe encompasses many countries, from those in the former Yugoslavia in the south to the Baltic states
Introduction We were in Helsinki, Finland for the first time in our lives. We did not have friends living here as we do in most
I finally made it to Berlin, the capital of Germany and a cultural, political and commercial powerhouse for centuries. I was eager to see if
Dresden was founded as a town about 900 years ago. Over the centuries, it’s been a center of artistic achievement in porcelain, painting, classical music,
Nuremberg has an impressive Old Town with intact medieval walls, a massive Imperial Palace, and century-old buildings. The city also provides historical context for the
Part 1 – Travel Essentials Overview Budapest Is a city with incredible architecture, friendly and helpful residents, excellent public transportation and clean and safe
To have a good understanding of European history including relations with the Maghreb, Middle East and the Ottoman Empire, one must be familiar with Malta.
Moldova is…? Many travelers can’t even venture an answer because they know nothing about the country even though it’s in Europe and easily accessible. Well,
Introduction On my first visit to Oslo, we went to the city’s top attractions, including Vigeland Sculpture Park… …the Parliament Building… …and the Nobel
Introduction We were traveling above the Arctic Circle on the Norway coast and witnessed non-stop scenic landscapes of towering mountains… …sweeping fiords… …and
Kraków is the most beautiful and alluring city in Poland. It was once the seat of the Polish Kings and escaped WWII with minimal damage.
Wroclaw is not a city that many Americans have heard of, even though it’s over a millennium-old and the fourth largest city in Poland with
San Marino is the fifth smallest country in the world (81 sq km /24 sq mi, about half the size of Manhattan), the third smallest
Introduction We walked for hours in Stockholm. We saw many of the images you expect, such as venerable buildings by a harbor… …and bicyclists everywhere.
It’s a pleasure to drive through the mountains and wine-growing valleys of Slovakia. On the way, you pass through historic villages and cities and see
Many travelers do not know where Slovenia is or confuse it with the similarly sounding Slovakia. The Slovenian people’s ancestral roots go back over 1,500
Barcelona, Spain’s second largest city and capital of Catalan, is considered a Top-5 destination in Europe and a Top-15 in the world. It has enviable
