Travel

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.
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Traveling Europe During the World Cup

Soccer enthusiasm can affect your trip – in a good way

By Rick Steves | May 26, 2026
Monument Valley scenic drive showing the West and East Mitten Buttes - Nick Thomas
Travel

To Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona

Take a Hike! with Nick Thomas for easier options for seeing natural beauty

By Nick Thomas | May 21, 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)
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Romantic Lake Bled

Exploring Slovenia’s alpine retreat

By Rick Steves | May 19, 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
Visitor Center: The Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, tells the story of 9/11 on the site where the fourth hijacked plane crashed. Part of the Highway of Heroes in Pennsylvania
Travel

Pennsylvania’s ‘Highway of Heroes’

Connecting six historic sites along the Lincoln Highway

By Annie Tobey | May 8, 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
Marina and promenade, Vila Real de Santo Antonio. Yachts and boats moored in the marina with waterfront buildings along the Avenida da Republica to the right hand side, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Algarve, Portugal.
Finance

Portuguese Towns for Expats

A quieter alternative to the big cities

By International Living | April 29, 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.
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Iceland Stopover

Your ticket to a cool visit

By Rick Steves | April 28, 2026
Budapest’s Széchenyi Baths has stunning outdoor facilities — and hosts locals of all shapes and sizes squeezed into tiny swimsuits. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.. Take a dip in the spas of Europe, for an enjoyable time, warm acceptance, and a great story to tell. Travel pro Rick Steves transports us there.
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Naked and Free in the Spas of Europe

Not sexy, just a chance to enjoy the moment

By Rick Steves | April 21, 2026
In the Romanian countryside: Whether being tended to by locals, dotting the countryside, or piled onto horse-drawn carts, you’ll find haystacks all over the Romanian region of Maramureș. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
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The Romanian Countryside

Finding serendipity, history, and tradition

By Rick Steves | April 14, 2026

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