Perhaps the most high profile of Europe’s home studios is Claude Monet’s. The spiritual father of Impressionism, Monet spent ...

The Lustrafjord offers plenty of scenic adventures for anyone who takes time to linger in fjord country. From the heart of the Sognefjord, a handy express boat quickly gets travelers to Bergen, the ...

“Rugged” is putting it mildly when it comes to 80% of Norway. Historically, it was a challenge to live here. That’s why Vikings ventured south and so many emigrants left for America. But I find ...

Though I initially visited Norway to see relatives — three of my grandparents grew up there — nature is the real draw here, even for those with family ties. It’s a land of intense beauty, with ...

Discover Rick Steves' easy solution for avoiding packed subway cars and enjoying a much more comfortable ride on European public transportation.

Rick Steves has built a business around his love of travel. Particularly travel to Europe. It’s hard not to run into Steves’ work: He hosts a TV show on PBS, produces a radio show, writes a travel ...

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 ...

Rick Steves, perhaps America’s most accomplished European tourist, was looking for a cheap but charming steak place in the ancient Tuscan town of Montepulciano last month. Following a local lead, he ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with travel writer and host Rick Steves about "overtourism" — when some locales prove too popular — and how not contribute to it. Summer travel season is ready to take off.

Whether you first encountered Rick Steves via his popular line of guidebooks or his genial series of PBS travel shows, you probably already recognize him as the Northwest’s preeminent authority on ...

As a traveller, I find myself visiting the homes of lots of dead people. Some are over the top (Louis XIV’s Versailles near ...