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man on tablet, maybe finding the Boggle hidden countries or the numbers in the letters. Prostockstudio
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Puzzle: Numbers in the Letters

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 19, 2025
A city street through York in England: York’s atmospheric old butchers’ quarter, The Shambles, hosts tipsy medieval buildings. Though the lane looks tidy today, the blood, guts, and waste flushed into its center channel was once truly a shambles. CREDIT: (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe).
Rick Steves

The Historic Layers of York in England

Viking artifacts, Roman bricks, railroads, and more

By Rick Steves | May 13, 2025
A granddad and grandson looking at a laptop together, perhaps doing a Kids Jumble puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Noisy Cows and Happy Cat

Two scrambled word challenges, for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 12, 2025
Public art, such as Joan Miró’s mural on the Ramblas, fits seamlessly into the street life of creative Barcelona. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Creative Barcelona in Spain

Exploring the city’s artsy pulse

May 6, 2025
Woman using a tablet, possibly playing the Boggle word search puzzle, finding words ending in LF
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Puzzle: Words Ending in LF

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 5, 2025
The Czech town of Třeboň is an inviting medieval burg famous for its peat spas, network of man-made lakes, and fish specialties. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Třeboň and Třebíč

Two gems of the Czech countryside

By Rick Steves | April 29, 2025
Three generations of a family around a laptop. From Rmarmion. This week’s Jumbles feature riddles and stitches. Unscramble the words and the funny bonus answer with a Jumble for Kids and the classic, then again for a buffet of careers
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: A Buffet of Careers

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | April 28, 2025
Jane Austen in Bath: Bath is Austen mecca. The author lived here for five tumultuous-yet-foundational years and set two of her novels here. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves

Birthday Tributes to Jane Austen in Bath

Your 2025 England trip might be impacted by a famous author

By Rick Steves | April 22, 2025
woman using tablet for puzzle. Image by Candybox Images. Exercise your mind with one of America’s favorite puzzles. Fun, stimulating, and picked for baby boomers.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Land Formations

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | April 21, 2025
The vineyards along the Alsace Route du Vin grow familiar grapes such as riesling and pinot gris – but the wine they produce is uniquely Alsatian. An example of the flavors in Alsace
Rick Steves

German and French Flavors in Alsace

Spätzle and foie gras, Gewürztraminer and Riesling, Protestant and Catholic

By Rick Steves | April 15, 2025

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