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Two European boys play football in an alleyway. Much of Europe’s love for soccer is rooted in accessibility: A pitch can be grass or pavement, a team can be three or thirty, and goals can be a pair of shoes or a line drawn on a wall. If you Europe During the World Cup, the passion can enhance your trip. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Traveling Europe During the World Cup

Soccer enthusiasm can affect your trip – in a good way

By Rick Steves | May 26, 2026
The tiny, church-capped island in romantic Lake Bled nudges this area’s quaintness level over the top. CREDIT:(Addie Mannan, Rick Steves’ Europe)
Rick Steves

Romantic Lake Bled

Exploring Slovenia’s alpine retreat

By Rick Steves | May 19, 2026
two adults on tablet Sepy67. Used with Boggle search for consonants and countries and Boggle the zodiac signs
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Zodiac Signs

Can you find the hidden words?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 18, 2026
One of the best emigration museums, the Irish Emigration Museum offers visitors a powerful, high-tech look at how, through immigration, the little island of Ireland has had an outsized impact on the global diaspora. CREDIT: Addie Mannan, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Europe’s Emigration Museums

Tracing history, heritage, and hardship

By Rick Steves | May 12, 2026
Granddad and grandson on a laptop, by Monkey Business Images. For Jumble for Kids and Adults puzzle, with "Fired" theme.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles with Slippery Eagles

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 11, 2026
Large carpet in the "India's Great Mughals" exhibition at the VMFA in Richmond, Virginia
Annie Tobey

‘India’s Great Mughals’ Presents Beauty and Inspiration

International exhibition illuminates art, history, and collaboration

By Annie Tobey | May 7, 2026
Battersea Power Station is part of London’s regeneration scene – one of London’s many examples of industrial structures that have been regenerated to appeal to modern lifestyles. CREDIT: Rick Steves, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

London’s Regeneration Scene

The Docklands, Battersea Power Station, Regent’s Canal, and more

By Rick Steves | May 5, 2026
An Asian couple looking at a computer tablet. By Imtmphoto.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Bodies of Water

Can you find the hidden words?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 4, 2026
Iceland’s Golden Circle hosts a plethora of natural wonders to visit on an Iceland stopover — like Þingvellir National Park. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Iceland Stopover

Your ticket to a cool visit

By Rick Steves | April 28, 2026
African American granddad and grandson on a laptop together. From Monkey Business Images. For Jumble for Kids and Adults: Shapes and Riddle puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Take a Detour

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | April 27, 2026

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