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This Europe travel guide starts with an honest confession: Contrary to what you may have gathered from American TV shows, movies, and the odd Instagram caption reading “Europe was amazing” under an Eiffel Tower selfie, Europe is not a single destination. It’s an entire continent — 44-ish countries depending on who you ask (and how many arguments you’re willing to have about Kosovo), spanning roughly 10 million square kilometers and over 200 languages.

Saying “I’m going to Europe” is a bit like announcing you’re off to visit “Asia” or “have a look at Africa.” Technically true, wildly unhelpful. Paris and Prague are about as similar as New York and Nairobi — which is to say, not very. Fly two hours from sun-drenched Santorini in Greece and you can be shivering in Reykjavik, Iceland, wondering why you packed sandals. Drive an hour in almost any direction across France, Belgium, or Germany and the language, the food, and the opinions on how to properly queue all change completely.

So next time someone says they “did Europe” in ten days, know that they mean they photographed some pigeons in three or four countries and jet-lagged their way through the rest. Real travel therapy means picking a region — the Amalfi Coast, the Scottish Highlands, the Balkans — and giving it the time it deserves, rather than trying to sprint across a continent in a long weekend.

That’s exactly where we come in: whether you’re set on a slow week in Tuscany or still deciding between Portugal and Croatia, Travel Therapies helps you plan a trip built around one destination done properly — not a continent done badly.

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