Music lovers find special delights in Austria. In Salzburg at my favorite hotel, I lie in bed a hundred meters from Mozart’s dad. He’s just outside my window in the graveyard of the St. Sebastian ...

If any European capital knows how to enjoy the good life, it’s Vienna. Compared to most modern urban centers, the pace of life here is slow. Locals linger over pastry and coffee at cafés. Concerts and ...

Vienna ranks right at the top of my list of elegant European cities. Once the capital of the mighty Habsburg empire, this imperial city has an enduring grandeur and an easy livability that I admire.

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Vienna — a reminder of ...

Join Rick as he journeys high into the Swiss Alps. From the lush valley floors to the tops of these peaks, we'll share the story of the Swiss people and their breathtaking land. Originally S2.E14 ...

When Austrians want to enjoy the great outdoors, they head for a region of forested slopes, beckoning trails—and great fishing The town of Hallstatt—one of Europe’s oldest, going back centuries before ...