Travel pro Rick Steves has been an energetic advocate for self-guided travel, especially across Europe. His advice is closely followed by legions of fans who use his guides to avoid getting ...

Despite the fact that Rick Steves' guidebooks, television show, and tour company all focus on Europe, Steves himself has traveled all over the world. And just as he does for his European adventures, ...

In the spring of 2013, I visited Egypt. It had been two years since the uprisings known as the “Arab Spring” had toppled the government — and in the aftermath, an angry, conservative base ready to ...