Quebec City, Canada: a charming, historic little city with a gorgeous old town and walkable sights. The Quebec City area has been inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous people, but the city as we know it today dates back…
It all started with salt. For at least the last 7000 years, residents of Hallstatt have been mining for salt. The prolific salt deposits in the Dachstein-Hallstattersee region of Austria made the area wealthy — or at least relatively comfortable…
Before visiting Rothenburg ob der Tauber, I envisioned it as the picture-perfect medieval German town, with formidable walls and towers, winding streets, and charming half-timbered buildings that could be plucked from a movie set. Now, is that because I’m a…
Switzerland’s gorgeous Jungfrau region is absolutely packed with incredible things to do. Between adventure sports, world-class hiking, novelty train rides, and more, it’s easy to fill a week (or much more) in the area. But what should you do if…