Travelling Europe

Daily Dose of Europe: Bayeux Tapestry

This skinny, 70-yard-long strip of cloth depicts a crucial historical event that helped shape the Europe we know. As America continues to suffer...

Daily Dose of Europe: The Queen’s English

Oscar Wilde famously said that the English “have really everything in common with America nowadays — except, of course, language.” It’s...

Daily Dose of Europe: The Back Road to Mostar — Off the Beaten Path in Bosnia-Herzegovina

One thing I miss about Europe is driving along roads less traveled —where distances are measured in cultural encounters rather than miles. On a...

Daily Dose of Europe: Civita di Bagnoregio — Italy’s Dead Town

Of all the Italian hill towns, Civita di Bagnoregio was my favorite. But then it died. Even though we’re not visiting Europe right now, I believe...

Daily Dose of Europe: Vermeer’s Kitchen Maid

In our tumultuous world today, when I crave tranquility, I enjoy paintings like this one. A maid pours milk from a pitcher into a bowl. She looks...

Daily Dose of Europe: Ravenna’s Mosaics

One of Europe’s lesser-known art treasures hides out in the small Italian town of Ravenna: glittering mosaics boasting the beauty of Byzantine...

Daily Dose of Europe: Paris’ Sainte-Chapelle

Notre-Dame has been on everyone’s mind over the last year. But just a short walk away is another stunning Parisian church, with the best stained...

Daily Dose of Europe: Gaudí’s Sagrada Família

Antoni Gaudí’s most awe-inspiring work is this unfinished, super-sized basilica. With its cake-in-the-rain facade and otherworldly spires, the...

Daily Dose of Europe: Ghiberti’s Bronze Doors

Some say that the cultural explosion called “the Renaissance” began precisely in the year 1401, with two bronze panels. They look simple, but...

Daily Dose of Europe: Rembrandt’s Night Watch

The Night Watch is Rembrandt’s largest and most famous — though not necessarily his greatest — painting. As America continues to suffer crisis...

For the Love of America, VOTE — And Vote for Joe Biden!

While I freely share my political opinions on this page, I’ve tried to stick to issues and have not explicitly supported one candidate…until...

Daily Dose of Europe: Ghosts in Berlin

In Berlin, it’s clear that history is not contained in a book — it envelops the entire city. Today’s Berlin is vibrant with youthful energy,...

Daily Dose of Europe: Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece

This altarpiece was painted for a medieval hospital, which specialized in patients suffering from horrible skin diseases. Before the age of...

Daily Dose of Europe: Appreciating Milano

They say that for every church in Rome, there’s a bank in Milan. Indeed, the economic success of postwar Italy can be attributed, at least in part,...

Daily Dose of Europe: Monet’s “Water Lilies”

Monet’s “Water Lilies” float serenely in two pond-shaped rooms in a Paris museum. Painted on eight mammoth curved panels, they immerse you in...

2021: A Time to Dream

This has been a rough year. For many of us, it’s been the most challenging of our entire lives. But this morning, we finally got news of a...

Honoring One Woman’s Love of Travel

I recently received an envelope filled with 255 euros and an inspirational letter from a Rick Steves traveler who lost his wife to breast cancer —...

The Edmonds Theater — An Extra-Large Bag of Small-Town Memories

Since I was a kid, The Edmonds Theater has been part of what made Main Street the main street in my hometown. In Edmonds, it’s the ferry dock,...

5 reasons you should consider visiting the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada in Autumn

As a local resident of the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, I am privileged to experience the wonderful options this region has to offer at every...

Recipe of the week: Scallop and British Columbia apples

A mix of flavour and textures, this Autumn scallop dish strikes the perfect balance of lively freshness and familiar comfort, while using locally...

The best aprés ski in Zermatt

Despite everything, there will be a smattering of bookings over the coming season in most resorts. Some folks will find the wherewithal to travel...

Open in Siem Reap – Part 1

Cambodia has managed the COVID-19 situation remarkably well with zero deaths and just a few hundred cases. Borders closed very early and community...

Flying in these strange times

Recently my wife and I flew from London Stansted to Turkey – our first time on an aeroplane in six months. We used to take this trip regularly in...

Suite of the week: Three-Bedroom Suite Ocean Front Premier, Seven Stars Resort & Spa, Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos

Suite name: Three-Bedroom Suite Ocean Front Premier Location: Seven Stars Resort & Spa, Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos...

9 ways to find unpretentious luxury in Brooklyn, New York

For fellow world explorers, travel bans and restrictions haven’t killed the travel bug — in fact, it’s probably “bugging” you more than...

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