John joined Newsweek in 2020 after reporting in Central Europe and the United Kingdom ... in the Level 3 "reconsider travel" category. Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, France ...

but much of present-day Europe is based on the lines drawn following the conflict sparked by Princip's bullet. (Pull cursor to the right from 1914 to see 1914 map and to the left from 2014 to see ...

World War I involved 32 nations from 1914 to 1919. It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland.

The highlight comes around breakfast time, when the train cars are loaded onto Europe’s last passenger train ferry (complete with tracks) to sail across the Strait of Messina to Sicily.

Much of Europe has a temperate climate, meaning there are warm summers and colder winters. Some northern areas have a polar climate like Norway and Sweden, and some southern areas are much warmer.