There's lots to see and do in St. Petersburg, Russia, and it's most convenient if you can do most of your sightseeing on foot. This requires either staying on the ... Read More

The traditional foods of Hungary are heavy on paprika, but their flavors and origins are varied. While Hungary can claim many of its traditional dishes, Germany, Austria, France, and the ... Read More

Romanian traditional foods are complex, nuanced, and delicious. Stuffed meats and vegetables, as well as cabbage rolls, are integral to Romanian cuisine. Regional specialities are also wonderful, warming choices on ... Read More

Bulgarian traditional food has Greek, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and other regional influences. The food of Bulgaria features many dishes made with meat, vegetables, and sirene, or Bulgarian feta cheese (a ... Read More

Peter Garner, who just returned from Central Europe, has some new photos of the Czech Republic up on his site, and they're worth looking at: Boskovice Prague In addition, the full list of ... Read More

If you're writing about your travels in Eastern Europe, you may want to take the extra step to correctly render the names of the places you've been to. Alternatively, if ... Read More

"Wine therapy" is the latest alternative medicine, according to a "specialist" at the Crimea Stars Sanitorium in Alushta. After a consultation, guests of the sanitorium are prescribed their wine treatment. ... Read More

What? You say you want to travel to Lithuania and the Baltic States? That's great! The Baltics - Lithuania included - have been striving to make names for themselves since ... Read More

If you're a woman who likes to travel on her own, Eastern Europe is relatively safe, but it may offer some unique challenges. While solo women travelers are rare sights ... Read More

Guided tours to Eastern Europe aren't for everyone. But neither does everyone feel comfortable traveling without the convenience of a guide and fellow travel companions. There are advantages and disadvantages ... Read More

Guidebooks may tell you to take children to Gorky Park or the Great Moscow Circus when you visit Russia's capital city. However, the authors of these guidebooks either have not ... Read More

When you travel to St. Petersburg, you'll likely feel overwhelmed by the amount of sights to see. There are cathedrals and palaces to tour, day trips to take, and museums ... Read More

While Dracula sites in Romania may offer draw initially because of their (sometimes tenuous) associations with Vlad the Impaler, their haunting beauty and medieval feel make them worthwhile spots to ... Read More

The Dracula legend and vampires of Romanian folklore aren't the only creepy ideas to emerge from Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe is full of attractions that will give you the creeps ... Read More