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Doing the Caesar Shuffle in Rome
With just under two days in Rome, our Best of Europe in 21 Days tour needs to be very well designed. We do what I call the "Caesar Shuffle" upon arrival (Colosseum, Forum, Capitoline Hill, and...
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Handling the Masses at the Vatican
One of the big challenges for groups or individuals traveling in Italy is to handle the mob scenes at the Vatican Museum. There are a few sights in Europe (Versailles and the Vatican Museum come to...
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Five Signs Your City Is the Next Boomtown, USA
Depending on how in the know you are, you've either heard that our hometown, Austin, Texas, is the coolest up-and-coming city in America for the past year or the past decade. And we like that about our...
View ArticleWhat To Do If You Hate Your Cruise
No one wants to admit it, but sometimes a vacation doesn't get off to a good start. But when you're on a cruise, you're stuck for its duration, so it's up to you to turn your trip around. Here are some...
View ArticleHow to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle While Traveling
This is the season for traveling and summer vacations. While we often do lots of research to find a great travel destination, we often do not have a plan to stay healthy while we are away. As a...
View ArticleHow You Can Stay Free (or Super Cheap) on Your Next Trip
When you picture your dream trip, what do you see? Is it a white sand-beach with fantastic surfing, or a hiking and camping expedition up in snow-capped mountains, or maybe you see yourself exploring...
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Exploring the Wine Country of Beaujolais
It felt like we'd landed in the magic kingdom. It's always special to arrive someplace you've never been, without a lot of expectation, and to discover you really like it. But when that someplace...
View ArticleWhat Makes Puerto Rico the Most Special Place in the U.S.A.
I'd like to share my viewpoint on why Puerto Rico truly deserves to have been chosen by USA Today readers as "The Best U.S. Island"; explained with the top ten reasons of what I think makes Puerto Rico...
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Texas Weekend Getaway With Granbury and the 2014 Jeep Cherokee
While there are many options for places to visit In Texas, should you find yourself in the Dallas/Fort Worth area then consider the little town of Granbury for de-stressing and enjoying a slower pace....
View Article10 Inspiring Summer Drives to Add to Your Bucket List
Summers were made for cranking up the tunes and hitting the open road, ready for anything to happen. Get behind the wheel and let one of these 10 feel-good road trips inspire you to live in the moment....
View ArticleTravel Trends Taking Hold in 2014
This seems like the kind of story we'd write in January, right? Well, we did. But we also want to pause at this midway point in the year, look at the trends we predicted, and see which ones have...
View ArticleAn American Arcadia - Wilkes County, North Carolina: A Riposte to Katherine...
A friend forwarded me an 'essay' published on BuzzFeed titled 'Try To Leave Me If You Can' by a Ms. Katherine Faw Morris, the author of the recently published novel 'Young God.' One quickly discovers...
View ArticleThe Most Amazing Adventure Travel Trips for 2014
Savvy travelers know that there's more to vacationing than lying on the beach and sipping fruity drinks. Although a complimentary Cruzan Rum does happen to be part of the package when you book a guided...
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Let's Go to Thailand
When one hears the words "military coup" it is natural to also think of anger and violence. Thailand changes this assumption. Over the past couple of months, Thailand has been making headlines and not...
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Guide Work in Rome
With more than 600 Rick Steves tours a year, we have guides working all over Europe all the time. It's an amazing pool of talent, passion, and travel savvy. They have their own digital communication...
View Article8 Reasons to Take Your Teens On a Volunteer Vacation
Volunteer vacationing, or voluntourism, is a relatively new phenomenon that includes a service component built into a short-term vacation. Don't confuse it with a mission trip, which is a trip designed...
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Nature Changes Site of History's Most Famous Last Stand: Bang Go Greece's...
If Leonidas, the storied king of Sparta, and his 300 heroic warriors were to return today to Thermopylae, arguably the most famous last stand in history, they would not recognize the site where...
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Why a Rhinestone Bracelet Meant the World to My Daughter and Me
One of the challenges that I have with my daughter Eliza, who has atypical Rett Syndrome, is her unawareness of others' personal space. She explores her world through touch, so when she sees something...
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Rome's Hottest Neighborhood: Monti
On this trip, I'm grabbing extra time in Venice, Florence, and Rome to beef up our restaurant listings for our guidebooks. As things are in constant motion in Europe, it's important to keep our...
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36 Un-Vegas Things to Do in Vegas
This article was written by AskMen's audience development editor, Marlee Kostiner, following her press trip to Las Vegas. Read about other AskMen staff's press trip experiences, like when Emma went to...
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