MYKONOS, GREECE - It all started in the 1960s when Jackie O and Grace Kelly made this place, known as the “island of the winds,” a highly coveted escape for the rich and famous.

KANDILA, GREECE - This may look and feel like the majority of the villages found in Greece, but it possesses an emblematic history that defines its existence.

BARCELONA - Outside my window, Europe is whizzing past. First Holland, then Belgium … France … Switzerland … Italy … Spain. Small towns, their church spires sticking up like pins on a map, pass by in the blink of the eye.

WITTENBERG, GERMANY - There’s no doubt Martin Luther’s king of this town. The man who started the Protestant Reformation here in 1517 when he nailed his 95 Theses to the door of All Saints Church (a.k.a. Castle Church) has left his mark everywhere ...

EISLEBEN, GERMANY - I struggle to get to the top of a hill where historic St. Anne’s Church stands and by the time I reach the summit I’m left breathless ...

HALLE, GERMANY - This charming 1,200-year-old city, whose skyline is dominated by five ancient towers, truly is the “salt of the Earth.”

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - The sound of music lures me to the entrance of historic Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) where I watch in amusement as tourists aggressively elbow each other to take a selfie in front of the alter tombstone of Germany’s legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

MAGDEBURG, GERMANY - This lovely city that sits majestically perched on the banks of the Elbe River was a lost treasure, hidden behind a “wall” and almost forgotten for over 30 years.

DESSAU, GERMANY - Mention the word “Bauhaus” to any German and their eyes light up and their chests puff out.

FRANKFURT - I love this city! But each time I make that profession, I am met with the same bewildered expression followed by, “But isn’t it just a business hub?”