I’m high in the Swiss Alps in a tiny mountain hut on a perch called Ebenalp. Here, a spry grandpa in a sweater as worn as his face pulls a wide-eyed child onto his lap to teach him to drum with old ...

The sidewalk along the Aare River is congested with wet and happy Swiss, hiking upstream in swimsuits just to float back into town. I join them – marveling at how this exercise brings out the silly in ...

Rick Steves is so popular and inspirational that some of his followers on Reddit have dubbed him "the Mr. Rogers of Travel" - ...

Gimmelwald set amid the grandeur of the Bernese Oberland, remains pleasantly stuck in the past. There’s nothing but air between Gimmelwald and the rock face of the Jungfrau three and a half miles away ...

Switzerland is the kind of place that seems to sparkle year-round, from undiscovered Swiss lakeside regions with mountain beauty to vibrant alpine meadows. But, if you're wondering when to go for the ...

Before joining a Rick Steves tour, familiarize yourself with this one rule that keeps trips enjoyable for everyone and ...

Rick Steves is committed to eating like a local. He doesn't want "best of" and "top 10" lists; he wants to hear the local language as he digs into fresh food, rather than eating at restaurants that ...

In 1978 the 23-year-old Rick Steves, then a piano teacher, decided to “wallop my norms” and, along with his pal and future business collaborator Gene Openshaw, set out on a 3,000-mile journey from ...