Life
Rick Steves on the Cinque Terre, the Riviera of Italy
It’s a world of ancient terraced vineyards, little pastel ports, rustic cuisine and twinkling vistas.
Life
Rick Steves on Portugal’s sunny mecca for tourists and locals
As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel…
Life
Rick Steves on the sounds of cockcrow on sleepy Hydra
The end of night is marked by a dissonant chorus of cat fights, burro honks and what sounds…
Life
Rick Steves on walking the city walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia
After years of war and strife, life here is once again very good — and filled with promise.
Life
Rick Steves on Aerø, Denmark’s ship-in-a-bottle island
This charming little isle in the Baltic Sea takes “cozy” to delightful new heights.
Life
Rick Steves’ memories of charming, appalling Naples
Italy’s third-largest city is also its grittiest. But its “beautiful chaos” is well worth savoring.
Life
Rick Steves on pedaling through bike-friendly Amsterdam
If you’re touring Netherland’s capital, rent a bicycle so you can feel the cobbles beneath two wheels.
Life
Rick Steves on historic spa resort Bath: England’s cover girl
Since ancient Roman times, when the town was called Aquae Sulis, its hot mineral water has attracted society’s…
Life
Rick Steves on the unforgettable pleasure of dining in Italy
In Italy, the cuisine is revered — and the quality of the ingredients is sacred.
Life
Tangier well worth a visit — but not with a tour group
Avoid the day-trippers’ groups and hire a private guide to show you the tantalizing Moroccan city.
Life
Rick Steves on why the Edmonds Theater is a community treasure
It offers an extra-large bag of small-town memories, the Edmonds native writes.
Life
Rick Steves on seaside traditions in Portugal’s fishing town
Perched on a far corner of Europe, Nazare is one of the traveler’s favorite beach towns in the…
Life
Rick Steves on the Champs-Elysees, the grand Parisian promenade
With its sprawling sidewalks and well-dressed pedestrians, this grand boulevard is Paris at its most Parisian.
Life
Rick Steves’ Europe: Italian males: Macho men or momma’s boys?
An Italian woman’s view: They’re constantly chasing pretty girls, but that they really want is a wife just…
Life
Rick Steves: the Queen’s English is just one of many accents
The nation’s many dialects and idioms delight — and often confuse — American travelers.
Life
Rick Steves: For a true Swiss Alps experience, go to Gimmelwald
Protected by law from the ravages of hotel developers, the village carries on with timeless traditions.
Life
Rick Steves: Today’s Berlin is freedom’s victory dance
Checkpoint Charlie is now a capitalist sideshow. You’ll be sold fake bits of the wall, WWII gas masks…
Life
Rick Steves on the woman who lost her mind in Venice
Overcome by the city’s exquisite beauty, she developed a classic case of Stendhal Syndrome.
Life
Rick Steves on haggis, and other quirky foods of Europe
From pigs’ ears in Spain to horsemeat in France and spicy sheep intestines in Turkey, try dishes that…
Life
Rick Steves on Greece’s underrated Peloponnese peninsula
Hordes of tourists flock to the Greek islands, unaware of the salty pleasures awaiting on the bluff.