In a recent talk, Rick Steves' protege, Cameron Hewitt, offered less-crowded cities as alternative options to Europe's most popular destinations.

You can blame my Norwegian heritage, but I'm not so hot on the Swedish countryside. Even so, you can't say you've seen Sweden if you've only been to Stockholm. Rural Sweden—especially the province of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Beginning Thursday, tickets are on sale for Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey, a performance from the Grand Rapids Symphony with in-person narration from the host ...

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 teaches many lessons, and for famous American travel writer Rick Steves, one of those is that “Love thy neighbor” need not depend on proximity. The biblical phrase has been on Steves’ mind of ...

As it is in so many places, Christmas in France is all about family, friends, and food. While it’s generally a low-key affair marked by gatherings of relatives and treats for children, it also has the ...

Rick Steves just spent $2.25 million—and not on travels in a far-flung land but on something much closer to home. The travel writer and TV host has been unmasked as the previously anonymous buyer who ...

In 2015, Rick Steves stayed at an Italian agriturismo — a working farm that doubles as travel accommodation — in the countryside of Tuscany. The B&B was owned by the Gori family, who had been at the ...