Rick Steves has built a career encouraging Americans to explore the wider world, yet he is adamant that his home base will always remain in the United States. His reasoning is not a contradiction but ...

A big statue of a tiger sits in front of the train station of Norway’s capital, Oslo. A local once explained that Oslo is ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from the land of my ...

Norway’s greatest claim to scenic fame is its deep and lush saltwater inlets. Visiting the country without seeing them is a travel crime. My grandparents came over on the boat from Norway, so I’m ...

I’ll never forget my first trip to Europe. I was a gangly 14–year–old, dragged to the old country by a conspiracy of grandparents and parents solely to visit strangers who happened to be Norwegian ...

My grandparents came over on the boat from Norway, so I’m partial to that corner of Europe. But even if you’re not from Viking stock, don’t miss the fjords. From Oslo, northern Europe’s most scenic ...