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Rick Steves: Fine maritime museums await in Scandinavia

Rick Steves: Fine maritime museums await in Scandinavia

Scandinavia’s Viking days might be long gone, but its legacy of maritime exploration (and plunder) continues to capture our imagination.
Travel: Hidden delights at Santa Catalina Island

Travel: Hidden delights at Santa Catalina Island

California island off Los Angeles trying to lure outdoors enthusiasts with hiking paths
Exploring pyramid power in Egypt

Exploring pyramid power in Egypt

Stunning examples of a sophisticated civilization emerge during small-group tour
Rick Steves: Strasbourg balances bicultural essence

Rick Steves: Strasbourg balances bicultural essence

Nestled on the Rhine across the border from Germany, Strasbourg offers your best chance to experience the urban side of France’s Alsace region.
Rick Steves: Elegant Lausanne has sophisticated vibe

Rick Steves: Elegant Lausanne has sophisticated vibe

Arching around most of southern end of Switzerland’s most southwest corner, Lake Geneva laps against the French border with a serene beauty.
Travel: After wildfires, Napa flourishes anew

Travel: After wildfires, Napa flourishes anew

In wine country, there’s no visible evidence of last October’s devastating fires
Party in the Big Easy: New Orleans celebrating its 300th birthday

Party in the Big Easy: New Orleans celebrating its 300th birthday

As if New Orleans needed to give visitors another reason to party, the city celebrates its 300th birthday this year. That means non-stop tricentennial events, parades, exhibits and more on top of the Big Easy’s already packed calendar.
Third ship added to Victoria-based Maple Leaf tours

Third ship added to Victoria-based Maple Leaf tours

Victoria-based ecotourism company Maple Leaf Adventures is adding a third ship to its fleet for 2018.
Rick Steves: Emigration: Farewell to the Old World

Rick Steves: Emigration: Farewell to the Old World

Every year, millions of Americans visit Ellis Island, where their ancestors may have arrived from “the old country.
Peru: Rainbow in the Andes

Peru: Rainbow in the Andes

PITUMARCA, Peru — Tourists gasp for breath as they climb for two hours to a peak in the Peruvian Andes that stands 16,404 feet (5,000 metres) above sea level. They’re dead tired, but stunned by the magical beauty unfurled before them.