While visiting Paris, your days will probably be full of strolling and sightseeing, but you should set aside some time eat ...

When touring any city, it’s fun to drop in on the local university. And in Europe, universities can be essential sightseeing, as some are home to great architectural, artistic, and cultural treasures.

This beautiful canal-side village offers visitors access to one of the most picturesque areas of the Netherlands, while ...

There’s no better introduction to Edinburgh – the historical, cultural, and political capital of Scotland – than a walk straight down the spine of the old town. Stretching from a hill-topping castle ...

Re: “Rick Steves buys ‘the most beautiful Christmas’ gift for homeless folks in Lynnwood” (Dec. 25, A1): Yay to author and TV host Rick Steves! Buying that building so the Lynnwood Hygiene Center ...

Travel writer and TV host Rick Steves was catching up on local news last month from his home in Edmonds, Wash., when a story caught his attention. A community hygiene center - the only one in South ...

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 – ...

Rick Steves offers a fresh perspective on the best travel advice, where to stay and what to see. RICK STEVES' EUROPE offers a fresh perspective on the best travel advice, including where to stay, what ...

Take Europe's ultimate road trip, an 800-mile loop around Iceland. Europe's ultimate road trip is the 800-mile loop around Iceland on Highway 1 -- the Ring Road. We visit the geothermal hot zone of ...