Ah, Barcelona. What a great place to do a story about healthy and beautiful American tourists. But wait, perhaps this movie is a European travel swan song, as the dollar ... Read More

Yeah, you all know Oktoberfest in Munich. It's hard to get into the tents; even harder now that you've let it go so late. But did you know that there ... Read More

Giverny is famous for the gardens that Claude Monet spent so much time painting. Following the old chestnut "April showers bring May flowers," the annual pilgrimage to Giverny starts in ... Read More

The first auto race I attended happened to be in north Holland, at Zandvoort. It was a club race, nothing like Formula One--meaning the racing was close, spirited and interesting ... Read More

Just as you think the summer's almost over, you realize that if you were in Florence you could be enjoying all sorts of music in historic venues through the end ... Read More

With the withering dollar, why would anyone go to Europe these days? Yes, that's the question on everyone's lips and I wish they'd wipe it off. I go to Europe ... Read More

If you're getting excited by running now that you've seen Jamaica's Usain "Lightning" Bolt make a mockery of every "runner" that came before him looking for Olympic sprinting gold, you'll ... Read More

Yes indeed, with the Euro losing strength against the dismal dollar, maybe it's time for a little splurge. We've written before about leasing a car on your European vacation. But ... Read More

Pilgrimage is a great way to get your thoughts together while exploring a country in a way that most tourists will never experience. Ancient pilgrimage paths take you through towns ... Read More

One of the things I really like about going to Europe are the abundant opportunities for taking interesting walks. Rural places like the Lunigiana, where I will be heading to ... Read More

It's hard to believe it's been thirteen centuries since the archangel Michael appeared to St. Aubert, bishop of Avranches in Normandy and instructed him to build a church on ... Read More

The 3rd Opera Festival of BASEL/Riehen presents Gioacchino Rossinis's "Il Turco in Italia" in the Reithalle Wenkenhof, Riehen near Basel from 30th August to 6th September 2008. Switzerland's largest Roman festival ... Read More

Yes, I know, the world is getting weirder day by day all by itself. But Europeans have spent centuries celebrating what looks like weirdness to the flummoxed tourist. It's not ... Read More

Ryanair intends to annul all bookings made through third party websites in the following days, according to the Independent: Ryanair travellers may lose bookings. Ryanair will give refunds to all of ... Read More

East Germany's dreaded Stasi secret police have been "satirized" at a new bar called Zur Firma, ("the Company", a slang reference to the Stasi) in Berlin's eastern Lichtenberg neighborhood, not ... Read More

Looking for a guidebook for your fall trip? Lonely Planet has extended their 30% off sale until 20 August 2008. Spend AU$60, UK£25, US$40 or EU40 and you'll get free ... Read More

What will the recession bring to British air carriers? "Eventually there’ll be one last British Airways flight with a bunch of old toffee-nosed snobs on it but all the kids of ... Read More