Sandra Gustafson has spent the past 24 years tirelessly covering the major aspects of travel in Europe - Sleeping, Eating and Shopping. She takes great pride in the accuracy of her reporting, spending months in the cities and countries she writes about, revisiting and re-evaluating all the old favorite locations and seeking out the new ones.

Her goal is to enlighten travelers to known and lesser-known hotels, restaurants and shopping locations and debunk overrated, misrepresented ones. She writes from a perspective of a person who has actually been there — slept in the room, dined in the restaurant and shopped in the market place. Her information is objective and unbiased, and not sponsored by owners, innkeepers, managers or advertisers.

The information her guides impart is akin to your best friend or co-worker who has just returned from vacation giving you the bare truth about their travels.

If you want a travel guide with an emphasis on value for the quality-conscious traveler, offering in-the-know practical advice and informed personal appraisals Great Eats and Great Sleeps is for you.