Travel

The abandoned fishing village of Great Blasket Island once housed around 180 people. Now, it’s vacant – but holds authentic insight into traditional Irish life. CREDIT: Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Good Solitude on Great Blasket Island

The abandoned fishing village offers insight and beauty

By Rick Steves | August 18, 2026
Troll: credit to South County Tourism Council.
Martha Steger

A Glimpse of Luxury in South County, RI

Get up close and personal with trolls, but not Taylor

By Martha Steger | August 12, 2026
Beyond live performances, the prime Shakespeare sight in Stratford-upon-Avon is the half-timbered Elizabethan building where the playwright grew up. CREDIT:Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
History

Stratford-upon-Avon: To see or not to see?

Take in the town, the theatres, the Bard’s home, and more

By Rick Steves | August 12, 2026
Visitors to Italy continue to plan itineraries around seeing great works – like the Sistine Chapel – as part of Italian Renaissance travels. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Museums & Galleries

Italian Renaissance Travels

Appreciating the 15th-century explosion of arts and culture

By Rick Steves | August 4, 2026
On the Nazaré boardwalk in this old Portuguese fishing town, locals and tourists alike are enticed by vendors offering all sorts of sun-dried and salted fish. CREDIT: Rick Steves, Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves

A Portuguese Fishing Town Turned Tourist Spot

Old-school joys in Nazaré, Portugal

By Rick Steves | July 28, 2026
Helsinki Highlights: Creativity, saunas, and walkable sights. No services are held at Helsinki’s Kamppi Chapel. Instead, this spruce cylinder is open for anyone needing a reflective pause. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves

Helsinki Highlights

Creativity, saunas, and walkable sights

By Rick Steves | July 21, 2026
Bavaria is dotted with cute, colorful, cobbled towns, towns like Füssen. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Charming Bavarian

Carvings, castles, and cute towns

By Rick Steves | July 14, 2026
A man holds his head on a plane, needing remedies for motion sickness. Options include special wristbands, funny-looking glasses, and a new drug to curb vomiting. (Dreamstime/TCA)
Health

Remedies for Motion Sickness

What works?

By Julie Corliss, Harvard Heart Letter | July 13, 2026
Route 66 "Take the Journey"® license plate
Nostalgia

Iconic Route 66: The ‘Mother Road’ Turns 100

Time for a road trip!

By Lisa Monroe | July 9, 2026
A hurricane or a Kona low on Hawaii or other tropical coastline. Ryan Deberardinis
From Our Readers

A Kona Low on the Hawaiian Paradise

The weather can wreak havoc on a vacation

By Patricia Lampl | July 7, 2026

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