Walking through the city, I think to myself, “How could anyone be in southern Spain — so close — and not hop over to experience this wonderland?” I can’t think of any big city in Europe where you wake ...

Steves is a realist when it comes to the cost of the average European vacation, but is the ultimate optimist about finding ways to save when you can. "Europe is expensive. Prices are high for ...

A little over halfway through his lecture, travel writer and TV personality Rick Steves quoted the prophet Mohammad: “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have traveled.” The ...

If you could take a road trip with your younger self, how well do you think the two of you would get along? Would you have an admiration for each other? Would you even recognize each other? Rick ...

In 1978 the 23-year-old Rick Steves, then a piano teacher, decided to “wallop my norms” and, along with his pal and future business collaborator Gene Openshaw, set out on a 3,000-mile journey from ...

If you're planning a vacation, there's a good chance that you're already considering what to eat and where to eat while you're there. Food is an important part of a trip, especially if you're heading ...