Laura VanDeventer
Jotting down thoughts about your physical surroundings and sensory experiences, as well as your emotions and feelings at the time, will allow you to revisit a place time and time again.
Budget tips for 20-somethings (and frugal travelers of any age) | Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves gives the lowdown on cheap flights and cheap sleeps in Europe.
Wandering through European gardens | Rick Steves' Europe
Stopping to smell the roses — and enjoy the grand and intimate gardens around Europe.
Now-bustling German city tore down the Iron Curtain | Rick Steves' Europe
Once part of East Germany, Leipzig was an epicenter of protests against the communist regime. Now it’s a city of business and culture, with an emphasis on Bach who was a choirmaster in Leipzig.
Antwerp: A plunge into funky, homegrown urbanity | Rick Steves' Europe
Compared to Belgium’s bureaucratic Brussels, Antwerp’s colorful persona respects its storied past even as it embraces its bright future.
The joy of eating your way through Europe | Rick Steves' Europe
Find restaurants outside tourist zones and go for the local specialties, recommends European travel specialist Rick Steves.
It’s true: You can have a cheap day out in London | Rick Steves' Europe
England’s capital city is expensive, but free museums and wonderful walks make for an affordable day on the town.
For a smaller price, choose small-scale European hotels | Rick Steves' Europe
Budget travelers can sleep well in basic rooms and get more of a local connection.
Tune into the European roots of great composers | Rick Steves' Europe
Visiting the homes and hometowns of famed classical music composers is a European treat.
Taking the train in Europe? Here are up-to-date tips | Rick Steves' Europe
Different types of trains and different passes can take some planning, but rail is still a great way to see the Continent. And new trains are faster and smoother than ever.
Partying in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day | Rick Steves' Europe
A parade, pubs and shamrocks everywhere as Ireland celebrates.
Seeing family roots at European emigration museums | Rick Steves' Europe
In Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe, museums chronicle the flood of departures for North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries.