American tipping habits can backfire in Europe, where leaving loose change may be seen as rude. Travel experts share how to ...

Most travelers encounter Bordeaux as a name on a wine label or a stop on a train route. Stephanie Bowers sees it as something ...

Special to the Courier For the past 15 years the Claremont Lutheran community remembers the German Lutheran pastor/theologian ...

Americans at home are less attuned to this — more from lack of information than ignorance, he believes. Steves is a ...

It was Easter week in Sevilla, Spain, and the scene was holier than ever. Paraders in purple-and-white cone hats shuffled ...

Rick Steves stresses a simple passport rule that can make or break European travel, turning small details into essential prep ...

After Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a high-earners income tax into law Monday, Edmonds-based travel writer Rick Steves ...

Iceland is a pioneer of “stopover tourism.” Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines ...

Learn how to avoid taxi scams at Paris CDG. Follow official signage, use licensed taxis, and know flat rates before leaving.

Years ago, while exploring European Easter rituals for one of my public television specials, I headed to the rugged, ...

Here's Rick Steves' clever, lesser-known trick for scoring free parking across Europe that could save you a ton of money in cities and when road tripping.

A journey through Spain, Slovenia, Italy and Greece, to celebrate this 2,000-year-old story in a variety of cultures.