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

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

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

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 ...

I grew up with Rick Steves’ voice filling my childhood home and his travel books lining our shelves. Most of those books are ...

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, ...

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will soon kick off here in North America. But if you’re traveling in Europe while it’s taking place, you’ll certainly feel its impact as well. For most of the globe, the ...