Why I Love Traveling to Europe: A Travel Advisor’s Take on History, Culture, Food & Everyday Life

Dan Meister - Travel Advisor in Copenhagen

Why I Love Traveling to Europe (And Keep Going Back)
If you’re dreaming about story-packed streets, jaw-dropping architecture, legendary art and fresh, flavor-forward meals that put your neighborhood takeout to shame, Europe is tough to beat. As a travel advisor and group travel specialist, it’s the destination I return to again and again—and the one I never get tired of planning showing clients up close and personal. 

My personal started my Europe story right after college with an extended solo backpacking trip, long before the Berlin Wall came down. Watching the sun rise above the blue Mediterranean Sea on a Greek Island and set into dark night sky in the Scottish Highlands on a completely different continent flipped a switch in me—and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.

Over the years, I’ve crossed the continent by foot, train, bus, car, ferry and ship, watching it evolve and open up: the breakup of the USSR, the expansion of the European Union, the euro, open borders, and massive leaps in communication and transportation. Traveling to Europe has never been easier, yet the reasons I fell in love with it—deep history, rich culture, old world charm, incredible food and vivid everyday life—are still front and center.


At the same time, I’m deeply rooted in the United States — this is home. I recently reached a personal milestone by visiting all 50 states, and that journey only made me appreciate it more. I love the everyday ease of life here living in a modern house with my car parked in the driveway, 200 + channels on cable tv, the chance to be near friends and family, the friendliness of Americans along the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy.  And honestly, tailgating at a college football game on a crisp Saturday in the Fall is my personal nirvana.  

But when it comes to pure travel joy? Europe has my heart. Here’s why...

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