My number one most important tip for first-time travelers visiting Europe — Slow Down
4:34 04/03/2016
If you’re reading this there is a good chance you’re planning a trip to Europe. A trip of a lifetime, perhaps. A trip of a lifetime where you want to...
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Beneath a Frozen, Starlit Sky
12:08 07/02/2016
From far away, the cold, soft light of the moon cuts across the lake to rest on fresh, fluffed snow. The lake I knew only by name, Torassieppi, disguised...
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Dolmabahce Palace
10:38 11/01/2016
285-room apartments are hard to come by, but that’s exactly what Sultan Abdülmecid I was after. In 1856, he, his wife, children and pet hamster moved in with 6 other sultans. Built with a blend...
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Join me and my tour guides on the radio
1:51 09/01/2016
Next week, I’m hosting 100 our European guides here at the Rick Steves’ Europe home base in Edmonds, WA. While they’re in town, I’ll be...
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Maestranza Bullring
9:34 31/12/2015
Are you a fan of human-bovine combat? If so, Maestranza’s the place for you. This hallowed arena is Spain’s high temple of bullfighting. Statues of great “toreros” line the perimeter,...
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Grand Bazaar
14:02 30/12/2015
If there’s money to be made, you’ll find one of the bazaar's vendors at the end of the line. For brassy baubles, Turkish fashion or any number of tourist trinkets, the Grand Bazaar has 3,000+...
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Swimming in a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Salzkammergut
12:27 24/12/2015
Austria’s Lakes I don’t know why I’d never thought of this before. I’d admired lakes from afar, softly framed by frozen snow. I’d seen them...
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Swimming in a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Salzkammergut
19:27 22/12/2015
Austria’s Lakes I don’t know why I’d never thought of this before. I’d admired lakes from afar, softly framed by frozen snow. I’d seen them...
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NIGHT OF THRONES: Modern Westerosi Halloween Party @ThePalaceManila
1:00 01/01/1970
The "Night of Thrones" is a gigantic modern Westerosi Halloween party in partnership with Viber and The Palace Manila last October 31. Citizens dressed up in their favorite costumes as they partied...
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The top 3 spa retreats in the Alps
1:00 01/01/1970
When you think about it, water, the giver of life, is the skiers best friend, in many ways. When it’s frozen or in snow form it gives joy to millions of them. After a day on the mountain many of...
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