Why a Haarlem B&B Might Teach You More About the Dutch Than Any Museum
A Haarlem B&B evening with hosts Hans and Marjet shows why small guesthouses — and honest Dutch conversation —...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Trails, water, mountains and the outdoors.
Climbing firsts, Antarctic soul-searching and a 91-year-old's record: this week in adventure
New big-wall route in Brazil, Antarctic guides quitting, a 91-year-old Appalachian Trail record and more from...
Gen Z's 'All In' travel mindset: what a Sri Lanka trip taught five twenty-somethings about being present
What Gen Z travellers learned about going 'All In' in Sri Lanka — surfing in Hiriketiya, Kandy home cooking an...
Beyond the Beach: Eight Brazilian Wilds Worth Building a Trip Around
Eight wild Brazilian destinations — from Lençóis Maranhenses' lagoons to Pantanal jaguars — with the best mont...
Rick Steves on Afghanistan in 1978: The Hippie Trail Journey That Can Never Be Repeated
Rick Steves revisits his 1978 Hippie Trail crossing of Afghanistan — Herat, Kabul, the Khyber Pass — and the e...
German Artist Katharina Kneip Passes the Halfway Mark on Her Walk Across Canada
German artist Katharina Kneip has walked into Saskatchewan, 1,400 days into her round-the-world journey — and...
A 23-Year-Old Rick Steves on the Hippie Trail: The Mashhad-to-Herat Bus Ride, 1978
Rick Steves shares his 1978 Hippie Trail journal: the chaotic bus ride from Mashhad, Iran, to Herat, Afghanist...
Deadly Avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi: What Climbers Near Elbrus Need to Know
An avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi near Elbrus killed 11 climbers, with six missing and six injured. What it means...
Kyrgyzstan's Tien Shan: a 10-day trek where nomad camps, kymyz and nameless peaks do the healing
A 10-day, 80km trek through Kyrgyzstan's Tien Shan: nameless peaks, nomad camps, kymyz and Silk Road trails ne...
Accessible Travel Stories Take Off: United Airlines Now Streaming the TravelAbility Film Festival Winners
United Airlines is streaming the 10 winning films from the first TravelAbility Film Festival, led by an Oregon...
A Young Rick Steves' 1978 Herat Journal Is a Window Into a Lost Afghanistan
Rick Steves' 1978 Hippie Trail diary from Herat, Afghanistan: $5 bus rides, bazaar haggling and a city now los...
Search Suspended for Trail Runner Kalie McCrystal Missing on the Matterhorn
Trail runner Kalie McCrystal, 38, went missing scouting an FKT attempt on the Matterhorn's Lion's Ridge. What...