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Germany’s outdoor Christmas markets are a traditional way people young and old enjoy preparing for the holidays. Tour guides describe the markets that are in full swing in German cities and towns each December.

Tour guides from Berlin discuss their favorite sausages from Germany’s 1,500 varieties and explain why Germans love a good wurst no matter the time of year.

German tour guides look at some of the most impressive memorials and monuments a traveler can visit to remember the lessons from Berlin's past.

Author Diccon Bewes explains how tourism as we know it was invented by middle-class, Victorian-era English travelers seeking a pleasure trip in the Swiss Alps. His new book is titled "Slow Train to Switzerland."

What Americans call Mardi Gras is also a big party in many pockets of Germany. German historian Fabian Rüger explains how Karneval is celebrated in the Rhineland.

Austrian guide Andrea Wolf walks us through the elegant streets of the former Habsburg capital, where living well is a way of life.

Two tour guides to Switzerland explain how that country pulls different cultures and languages together to forge a unique national identity.

Rick chats with two German friends, historian Fabian Rueger and journalist Holger Zimmer, about contemporary issues in Germany.

Peter Wortsman, author of "Ghost Dance in Berlin," explains the ever-changing nature of his favorite European city.