Brunelleschi’s dome, Michelangelo’s “David” and other ways to splice the Renaissance into your travels.

Northern Italy’s seductively beautiful Lakes District – in the shadow of the Alps – seems heaven-sent for communing with nature. Though just an hour north of Milan, this area feels a world away from ...

Tucked into a far corner of Europe, just two hours north of Lisbon, is one of my favorite beach towns: Nazaré, a Portuguese fishing town turned tourist retreat. Visitors are greeted by the energetic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Steves is still chasing the next trip. (Photo illustration: Nathalie Cruz/Yahoo News; photo: courtesy of Rick Steves) Rick ...

Rick Steves' latest book “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer,” is a look at his extensive journaling while on the "Hippie Trail" in 1978. In his latest book, ...

Tiny, overlooked Slovenia is one of Europe’s most unexpectedly charming destinations. Nestled where the Alps meet the Adriatic Sea, this land boasts spectacular natural beauty, a fascinating recent ...

After Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a high-earners income tax into law Monday, Edmonds-based travel writer Rick Steves had a lot to say about it online. The “millionaires tax,” he said in a ...

It’s cool jazz, tasty cuisine, Louvre, Versailles, and Eiffel Tower, in the City of Light! In this one-hour celebration of the “City of Light” we cruise the Seine, marvel at the stained-glass glory of ...

Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, and more. Travelers have long been targets for pickpockets going after cash ...