Havana: The Caribbean’s Mightiest Port, 500 Years Ago
21:21 03/02/2016
A first stop for any sightseer in Havana is the fort. Peering across its rusty old cannon to see how a tiny and easily protected strait of water led to a...
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Communism in Cuba
21:21 03/02/2016
Part of being a tourist in Cuba is sorting out the puzzle of its ideology and its struggling economy. With the country opening up to tourism, softening...
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Welcome to Havana
2:01 03/02/2016
Flying into Havana after dark, I was struck by how dimly lit the city was. Touching down, it was the darkest airstrip I’d ever landed on. For such a big...
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Rick Steves’ Cuba Report
21:27 02/02/2016
One of the hottest topics among American travelers lately is Cuba. Can we visit now? Is it legal? How does it work? I just got back from a (fully legal)...
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Finally! A Ringtone for the Rick Steves Traveler
21:40 01/02/2016
Going to the big travel shows around the USA (Chicago and Dallas the last two weekends, LA and the Bay Area coming up), I meet lots of enthusiastic...
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Video Travel Bite: Padova, Italy
22:29 29/01/2016
From time to time we share a random video clip to fuel your travel dreams. Join us today as we visit the vast Palazzo della Ragione in Padova, Italy. ...
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Your Top Travel Pet Peeves
23:51 28/01/2016
Last week, I offered up a candid review of my pet peeves while on the road. Every once in a while, a post generates comments worth sharing — and this...
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Cooking with Chef Roberto: New Olive Oil and Old Wine
20:51 28/01/2016
As I like to do every couple of weeks, today I’m sharing a post from Cameron Hewitt (co-author of many of my Europe guidebooks). If you like this tasty...
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Ringing in the (Bulgarian) New Year with a Blessing
21:11 27/01/2016
On the last day of our guide summit, our Bulgarian guide, Stefan Bozadzhiev, graced me and our entire staff with a traditional Bulgarian blessing: “Let...
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What Tour Guides Do on Their Day Off...in Seattle
3:46 27/01/2016
Each night during our week-long tour guide summit, our guides enjoyed social activities. On Sunday afternoon — with the busy reunion parties and most of...
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