Sharing this most beautiful spot with friends old and new is enough to make me raise my hands and holler “hallelujah.” Rick Steves writes European guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public TV and ...

High in Switzerland, the mighty Alps seem to shout the glory of God. Up here, the Christmas season fills a winter wonderland with good cheer. I’ll never forget the holiday I spent in the village of ...

Going to the grocery in a new country can be a great way to experience the local culture, but there are a few things to know ...

I learned to respect the power of nature in the shadow of Switzerland’s towering Jungfrau, just south of Interlaken in the Lauterbrunnen Valley. Avalanches are a part of life here — where humble yet ...

Pretty, pristine, and perched on a lake, with a striking mountain panorama as a backdrop, Luzern has long been Switzerland’s ...

A highlight of one of my European -summers was a day I spent hiking in the Swiss Alps, on a hillside above the Berner Oberland’s Lauterbrunnen Valley. I was with a wonderful group of traveling friends ...

Find out why autumn is the perfect season for European travel, as Rick Steves highlights destinations that shine with lighter crowds and vivid seasonal charm.

If you want to eat well abroad and not fall for mediocre tourist traps that will price-gouge you, then listen to expert ...

Rick Steves, the American travel writer, guide book author and longtime PBS host, revealed Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. In a lengthy statement posted to social media, ...