In 1978, Rick Steves had a good thing going at home in Edmonds, Washington — until he blew it up. He was recently out of college and had already taken a few formative trips to Europe.

Two hundred and 50 years ago, Bath was the Hollywood of Britain. Today, this former trendsetter of Georgian England invites ...

Book on Sale Feb. 4, preorder here In 2020, in the thick of the pandemic, travel writer and Edmonds local Rick Steves found ...

Rick Steves and his friend, Gene Openshaw, consult their map of the Hippie Trail in 1978. (Rick Steves' Europe) The year that you went on the Hippie Trail was the last year that anybody could do ...

Dark El Greco clouds threatened overhead, stark against bright, clear horizons. Hail pelted the masses of people clogging the streets as they awaited the Good Friday procession. A look back at my ...

Starting his enjoyable journey through the Netherlands, Rick Steves shows his viewers how to reach his final destination, Venice, through travel tips for train, trolley, and car along on his ...

Games Car rental Rick Steves, 69, is now a famous travel guru with an empire ... That was quite an experience. Europe is inundated with tourists these days. How can we visit without being lost in the ...

The fascist movements of 20th-century Europe had a sweeping impact around the world, in ways that still reverberate today. And travelers have an advantage when it comes to learning from this history: ...

This article is used with the permission of Rick Steves’ Europe (www.ricksteves.com). Rick Steves writes European guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours.

This article is used with the permission of Rick Steves’ Europe (www.ricksteves.com). Steves writes European guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours.

Rick Steves' Europe is public television's most-watched, longest-running travel series. Written and hosted by best-selling guidebook author Rick Steves, each half-hour show takes viewers to Europe ...