Le Royal Monceau Raffles Hotel is hotel with a sparkle all its own.

While Dracula's existence is no secret, far fewer people are aware that the merciless creature was likely based off a similarly ruthless man by the name of Vlad Dracula. Stoker's extensive research...

With the summer tourist swarms behind, fall and winter are actually two of the best times to visit Europe (Oktoberfest aside). Flights are cheap and tours will be half-dead, which makes it a perfec...

Once home to only Viking clans, the Lofoten Islands in Norway are now accessible by road, train, boat, plane, and even helicopter. But however you get there, you’re sure to be blown away by their p...

Spain knows how to throw a fiesta (party) and there are a number of annual events (most with some degree of religious significance) that keep visitors coming back year after year. From sporting com...

Derived from the Latin word mediterraneus for "inland" or "in the middle of the earth," the Mediterranean Sea covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km². An important route for merchants of anci...