Coffee culture can vary from place to place but tourists from the U.S. should take note of the subtle differences in ordering ...

There's nothing more American than a big glass of ice water. However, Rick Steves shares why tap water isn't always the norm ...

A trip to France can be a wonderful ... but that's unlikely to be the case at the airport in Bordeaux or Nice. Rick Steves says that you can often find people offering rooms in private homes ...

But what if you could have Italy, France, or the U.K. almost to yourself? Rick Steves' protégé says you ... "next most popular" destinations (York, Nice, Milan). They're the ones much farther ...

But in France, those same terms can mean something entirely different — and for American travelers, that can lead to some surprises at the dinner table. According to travel guru Rick Steves ...