Columns
Rick Steves’ Europe: A Czech mud bath in Trebon
Submerged in a mucky peat brine, it occurs to me that this must be the strangest bath I have ever taken.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice’s cicchetti crawl
One of my favorite European memories is the joy of a pub crawl in Venice — a reminder of the fun that awaits in this popular destination.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Alsace and Colmar: France and Germany mix it up
Biking down a newly paved but skinny one-lane service road through lush vineyards, I notice how the hills seem to be blanketed in green corduroy.
Up the down staircase
Sometimes I happen across a title or phrase which sticks in my mind as though it is trying to convey a personal message. That happened while I was trying to think of a topic for this month’s column. When my mind free-floats in this manner, I typically just follow along to see where it leads.
Updates on countries' COVID-related entry requirements and on ETIAS and on REAL ID.
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 545th issue of your monthly worldwide travel magazine — not cowed by COVID, still in publication.
The Geografile
The world’s largest freshwater wetland, the Pantanal, covers up to 70,000 square miles of western Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay. With an estimated 10 million caimans, it contains the largest population of crocodilians in the world.