Florence holds sturdy its Renaissance stature while its heart beats with the romance of Tuscany. This Italian city offers a bustling metropolis that mixes its late medieval-era culture with 21st-century influences,…

Every year millions of smitten tourists flock to Paris for a week or so. Spurred – like most – by guide books promising impossibly chic Parisians, and icons such as the Place de…

Cinque Terre not only delivers dramatically breathtaking views of Italian hillsides dusted with pastels villas but also provides endless activities throughout the fishing villages. Made up of five coastal towns, Cinque Terre, which…

Germany is a wonderful destination at any time of year, but Christmas-time is definitely a standout. The holiday season is filled with Christmas markets throughout the country’s towns and cities that thrive on…

There are various carnivals that happen across the world, with the most popular, and largest, being Rio de Janeiro’s famed week-long event. But there’s a different carnival that also takes place…

The farthest outpost of the opulent Austro-Hungarian Empire is beautiful, lush, exotic and mysterious. Central Romania is also known as Transylvania and the home of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” who was loosely inspired by the…