I'm all about traveling efficiently -- and a great way to do that is by savoring local cuisine as you soak up the splendor of the place you came to see. While view restaurants often come with a steep price tag, I've learned to find scenic places to eat where the food is delicious, affordable, and memorable.

You might call taking in the view while you eat "killing two birds with one stone," but in Scandinavia, it's "killing two flies with one swat."...

I love it when I convince people to engage with the Europe I show them. But when they become engaged with each other in Europe ... I like it even more.

Recently I heard from someone who took his girlfriend on one of my recommended hikes near Muerren, Switzerland. "I convinced Emily to get one last photo of the view together before it got dark, even though we were both tired and hungry -- and she very much wanted to relax and have a nice meal. I set up my tripod and...

Eastern Europe has experienced more change in the last generation than any other corner of Europe. With war-era grandpas now gone, across the former Warsaw Pact zone new museums and memorials deal candidly with the dark side of communism -- and fascism before that. And now that the economy is perking up (with European Union help), impressive renovations and infrastructure improvements are springing up across the region. Here's the latest:

In Prague, the ...