Rick Steves is just the kind of nerdy, smart guy you want writing your European travel guides.

You can find the restaurants with the best schnitzel, but he will tell you about the medieval castle where a knight was beheaded because he didn’t properly dress that schnitzel.  Or you know, some true history.  Washington-resident Steves knows his stuff.  In his Best of Europe travel guide, Steves takes you through the traveller's highlights of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Switzerland, giving advice on what to eat, how to get around, what museums to check out and where to sleep.