My trip to the Westfjords in September of 2019 — to write a brand-new chapter for the second edition of our Rick Steves Iceland guidebook (coming soon) — ranks as one of my all-time favorite road trips. Untouristy London London is a world in itself — endlessly, relentlessly, exhaustin...
Rick Steves says his journey as a travel writer follows Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs. He started with "Rick's travel hierarchy of needs," he says: "Eating and sleeping on a budget, staying healthy, not getting ripped off, catching the train."Steves' best-selling Europe Through the...
thus saving the hotel about 20 percent) can be offered a free breakfast or free upgrade. Or, simply don’t book “online.” Just book by direct email or phone, in which case, hotels are free to give you whatever price they like (...
Experiential sightseeing, such as this food tour of Rome’s Testaccio neighborhood, is time and money well spent. (photo: Rick Steves) Splurging on a gondola ride in Venice buys you a memory for a lifetime. (photo: Rick Steves) I've always been a fan of budget travel tips. For more ...
I'd rather spend an overnight at the Airport. However, it looks like to do this I would have to go "lanside" and might not be considered "in transit" and I would have to go thru a lot of extra Covid requisites. Are there any hotels that might be considered "landside" at Heathrow...
In this month’s edition of Travel News, in words and pictures, I’m sharing a few favorite moments that gave my 2011 travels that extra sparkle: All of my Protestant life I’ve watched hard-scrabble pilgrims and frail nuns climb Rome’s Scala Santa (Holy Steps) on their knees. I ...
By Rick Steves In Europe, an afternoon on a bike — or a day, or weeks on end — gets you close to the ground and close to the people you came all this way to meet. Europeans love bicycles, and they are often genuinely impressed when they encounter Americans who reject the view from...
Travel agents make little to nothing off booking you an air ticket, hotels, or suggesting restaurant and arranging entry to sights. But, you can do it yourself. Pick up "Rick Steves Europe Through the Backdoor" at the library, bookstore, or Kindle, it is a great "how-to" of planning...
Of course it is my idea that hotels and restaurants are tools of travel, not destinations. When I read about a hotel, restaurant, or bar, it seem the next entry will say, about other tools of travel, “the suitcase was pretty,†“the tires on the Rome taxi ...