Mussels are perhaps the most famous of Belgium’s signature dishes. The classic preparation is à la marinière: cooked in white ...

Belgium is justifiably famous for its exquisite chocolates. But make sure to save room for another sweet Belgian specialty — ...

Whenever I think of Belgium, I recall digging into a dish of mussels while seated on a sunny square in Brussels, in the ...

At the San Francisco Chronicle’s Aging and Longevity Summit, travel expert Rick Steves encouraged older adults to treat travel as a source of health, connection, and learning rather than a risk.

Whenever I think of Belgium, I recall digging into a dish of mussels while seated on a sunny square in Brussels, in the ...

Is a fear of travel holding you back? Travel expert and author Rick Steves has a valuable perspective shift that might ...

The best animal shows are not only interesting and educational, but also vividly real and culturally broadening ...

For decades, artist Mary Reed dreamed of traveling to Europe, home of the Old Masters — Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Michelangelo and ...

Lyon’s sights are concentrated in three areas: historic Vieux Lyon (the old town, on the bank of the Saône River); the Presqu’île (the peninsula between its two rivers), and Fourvière Hill, with its ...

Steves has been traveling for more than 50 years. The new paperback edition of On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer revisits a pivotal trip he took in his 20s, ...

Food, people, and places draw us in and the journeys often stay with us long after they end, which is exactly what makes travel so compelling. Whether you’re interested in vibrant, sweeping landscapes ...