While bathroom discomfort is one of the worst, and most common, problems that can happen to travelers in Europe, Rick Steves ...

Edmonds-based travel writer and TV host Rick Steves understands why some Americans may hesitate to travel these days. But ...

Here's why a small Rhine Valley town with a hilltop castle-turned-hotel captures Rick Steves' attention and the magic of ...

It’s the most mystical, Celtic, spiritual and rugged region of Ireland — and the towns along the way are just plain cute.

The Alps might be on many vacation bucket lists, but a journey into the mountains is much more attainable than most think, ...

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 ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time – much deeper – visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...

Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you’ll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until Christmas, but by a long series of winter festivals – both pagan and Christian – ...