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Two seasoned tour bus drivers give Rick the inside scoop on the tour bus business in Europe.

Rick chats with fellow travel writer Cameron Hewitt about the last run of the famous train to the east, the Orient Express.

In this excerpt from his travel memoir, Postcards from Europe, Rick reminisces about his first trips to Europe.

Mary Murray Bosrock, a specialist in intercultural communication and behavior, explains what's considered appropriate behavior when conducting business in Europe.

Nina Dierckx and Jamie Blair Gould, two guides who specialize in gourmet travels from their home base in Tuscany, describe the comfort foods of Western Europe.

Three of Rick's European friends share their impressions of being in America and contrast it to life in their home turf in Italy, Ireland, and Slovenia.

With tour guide Jamie Blair Gould, Rick shares some of his delicacy discoveries from different parts of Europe that make travel a gastronomic treat.

For those afraid to fly, Rick receives tips from Steve Hutchison, who leads a Fear of Flying workshop.

Tour guide and music expert Margret Hemmen provides tips for researching music festivals in Europe.

Margaret Hemmen, tour guide to Europe and vocal instructor at the University of Washington, explains the options for taking in a classical music concert while vacationing in Europe.

Leslie Carroll, author of Notorious Royal Marriages, unveils some of the juicy scandals from her book and talks about how sightseeing can bring history to life.

Rick learns what it takes to run a hostel in Europe from Stephen McPhilemy, who owns a hostel in Northern Ireland.

Robert Edsel, author of The Monuments Men and director of The Monuments Men Foundation, tells the story of the people who helped rescue the masterpieces of Western art from the Nazis during and after WWII.

Robert Edsel returns to continue the story of the Monuments Men, who re-patriated Europe's treasures after the war, and the work that remains to be done today.

Author Robert Edsel is joined by a real-life monument man, Harry Ettlinger, a German-born Jew whose family escaped to America. Ettlinger tells Rick how he helped retrieve the treasures of Europe from the caves and castles where the plunder was stashed by the Nazis.