Mystery Images Caption Roundup
1:00 01/01/1970
Thanks to all of you for playing along with my silly photo caption posts. (I’m sorry if some of you didn’t realize I was just goofing around.) Here are my favorites of the hundreds of clever...
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Persistence pays off for cheapest business class fares to Asia
1:00 01/01/1970
With a little persistence, you could be flying business class to Asia at less than half of the normal cost. It’s a simple search trick that could save you thousands. Over the past month, airlines in...
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Wrapping Up France
1:00 01/01/1970
I’m just wrapping up my two-week swing through France. Here are a few final French observations. As the guy whose name is on the cover of 40 travel guidebooks, I am so thankful for the expertise,...
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Eating Up My Guidebook Research Duties in Provence
1:00 01/01/1970
Researching my guidebooks in France comes with very good eating. Each night my co-author Steve Smith and I blitz the town’s restaurant scene (often with a local food expert in tow) — checking...
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Provence’s Pont du Gard and the Greatness of Ancient Rome
1:00 01/01/1970
Throughout the ancient world, aqueducts were like flags of stone that heralded the greatness of Rome. A visit to the Pont du Gard (the most famous and impressive surviving Roman aqueduct, near...
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Walking in Van Gogh’s Footsteps in Arles
1:00 01/01/1970
Visiting Arles, travelers tune into the story of Vincent van Gogh. And the city makes it easy. Here’s a little excerpt from our Rick Steves’ Provence & the French Riviera guidebook (and an...
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The Legacy of the French Revolution in Arles
1:00 01/01/1970
As a student of history, I’ve long been fascinated by the fanaticism of the French Revolution (1789), which challenged every aspect of French society with “the test of reason.” If something...
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Arles, Where Walls Are Unpainted On Purpose
1:00 01/01/1970
Arles, in the South of France, is not as rich as Avignon or as trendy as Aix-en-Provence. But it feels gritty and real, with a patina of life that I find very seductive. When I saw this gorgeous...
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Rick Steves “Travel Guru” Gaining Notoriety Among India’s Many Religions
1:00 01/01/1970
  My niece Nicolina is adventuring in India right now with her Hearts of the World project, bringing art to poor children across the country — and learning some of the finer points of the culture...
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Marseille’s Vibrant North African Market
1:00 01/01/1970
Marseilles feels like Europe’s gateway to Africa. About a quarter of its population is from North Africa, and two million people ride its ferries across the Mediterranean each year (most shuttling...
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