Video: Rick Steves’ 1990 Report on Terrorism — Still Relevant Today
21:30 22/03/2017
I recently found this video of a talk I gave 27 years ago, with my two-minute, circa-1990 take on terrorism. While the eyeglasses may be dated, the...
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Guide To Hostels in Europe: Bunk Beds, Beer, and Breakfast
3:04 20/03/2017
[Updated March 19, 2017. Originally Posted: April 2012.] Hostels are possibly the best type of accommodation for backpacking/budget travelers in...
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Contiki Tours Review: The Good and Bad of Traveling Europe With Contiki
20:51 19/03/2017
[Updated: March 19, 2017. Originally Posted: October 2011] I receive a lot of questions from people asking me about my thoughts on joining tour groups in...
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Important Planning Activities That Are Easy To Overlook
2:43 19/03/2017
Updated March 1, 2017. Originally posted October 2011. Planning budget travel to Europe takes a lot of time and it is really easy to miss some really...
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Video: Rick Steves’ Guidebooks — Updated with Great Love
19:26 04/03/2017
I’m preparing for my spring research trip, as I do every year at this time, and I can hardly wait to get back on the guidebook-research trail. This...
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Hostel Etiquette: How To Make Friends And Not Be An Ass
6:54 03/03/2017
Originally posted October 1, 2011. Updated February 25, 2017 My Midwestern roots make me hypersensitive to being polite. It is a sickness. I’ve...
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Video: Rick Steves’ Guidebooks — Updated with Great Love
19:45 01/03/2017
I’m preparing for my spring research trip, as I do every year at this time, and I can hardly wait to get back on the guidebook-research trail. This...
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Italy’s Cinque Terre Limiting Tourists. Now What?
16:15 27/02/2017
>This post has been updated with new information. Please scroll to the bottom to read the new info. Last week it was announced that the five towns of...
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Where to Stay in Barcelona — Best Neighborhoods and Accommodation
11:12 23/02/2017
Where’s the best place to stay in Barcelona? I called in the experts! After writing my Where to Stay in Paris post, I was inundated with requests...
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Cortona: Under the Etruscan Sun
17:03 09/11/2016
A visit to Tuscany is more than exposure to the language of Dante, the art of Michelangelo, and the craftsmen of Florence. The word Tuscany itself comes...
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