As lively and stimulating as ever, Amsterdam never fails to bring new joys to all five senses. Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public ...

The charm of Amsterdam, a fun mix of modern and faded elegance, is best enjoyed by those who get out and explore it on foot. I have a little ritual every time I step off the train in big, bold ...

Travel expert Rick Steves says that if you're a serious travel foodie keen on exploring the Netherlands, there's one dish you definitely have to try.

Wandering around Amsterdam, every few blocks you pass a window full of plants displaying a red, yellow, and green Rastafarian flag — both indications that the coffee shop doesn’t sell much coffee.

Most of Europe’s major cities are a mix of old and new, elegant and rough-edged, traditional and forward-looking — but the contrasts you encounter in Amsterdam are particularly extreme…and unusually ...

Travel has become more accessible for a variety of reasons: increased disposable income, more frequent flights, better infrastructure to support tourists, etc. While this can be seen as a good thing ...

As a traveler, I find myself visiting the homes of lots of dead people. Some are over the top (Louis XIV’s Versailles near Paris); some are haunting (the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam); others inspire ...

Every year, Rick Steves’ Europe takes 30,000 people on small-group tours — and this is the one thing they're not allowed to bring. Rick Steves never checks a bag when traveling — and he strongly ...

Brussels is a city of 1.2 million, the capital of Belgium, the headquarters of NATO and the political center of the European Union. It may be easy to skip as you zip from Amsterdam to Paris by train, ...

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If you could take a road trip with your younger self, how well do you think the two of you would get along? Would you have an admiration for each other? Would you even recognize each other? Rick ...

When researching my guidebooks, almost by definition I have to revisit the same places. But I also like to take a few day trips here and there to scout out new destinations – both for future editions ...