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 ...

Just as a place can be known for its gastronomy or partying scene, there's also a miracle capital in France. Here's your ...

Last week, a Parisian bench in Washington, DC, got me thinking about how the European Union was created as a peace project.

Double-sided benches — with bottle-green planks separated by a thin backrest — are a trademark of Paris, lining the bustling ...

What follows is 57 minutes filled with the Pops performing 10 music selections from Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, France and the United States. Rick Steves ...

Join Rick Steves ... [music: The Vltava] STEVES: Are you good for some more travel? AUDIENCE: Yes. STEVES: I hope so, because we've still got England, Italy, Norway, and France on our itinerary.

Rick Steves is arguably the country’s most beloved travel writer and guide since Mark Twain, and millions know him from his long-running series on traveling through Europe. But his latest book ...

Rick Steves ... ago when I lived a few months in France, spending my weekends in off-the-beaten-track towns rich in history and scant on tourists. It was Steves who first gave me the confidence ...

Rick Steves never set out to be a travel guru. In the late '70s he had just graduated from university and was starting a career as a piano teacher. He felt the call of the "Hippie Trail" — an ...

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With Europe as our classroom, Rick shares the essential skills ... becoming traffic-free and pedestrian-friendly. This is Nice in the south of France. Obviously, this street would've been full ...