The brutal tumult of the 20th century turned Eastern Europe, once a melting pot, into a bloc of relatively homogeneous nation-states.

This is the eleventh part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some time in worlds beyond the ...

Want to explore a different side of Europe? From Cologne’s Carnival to Innsbruck’s pistes, this train route goes deeper. View ...

Although it is technically impossible to travel instantly from one place to another, there are some locations on the planet that allow you to take only a few steps and you'll find yourself moving ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...