Like so many travelers, my images of Germany – cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, and fairy-tale castles – are from southern Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps. You could easily spend a ...

Rick Steves, Blog Gone Europe, August 9, 2011 Touristic, glorious, and romantic, some of Germany 's best attractions are in Bavaria.

Rick Steves: A tale of two castles Though tucked in the hinterlands of Bavaria’s far south, the turreted fantasy castle of Neuschwanstein is hardly a secret.

Germany is synonymous with beer%2C and there%27s no better place to drink up than in Bavaria Belgians would argue that they%2C not their German neighbors%2C have Europe%27s best beer Czech ...

Rick Steves Gave Us His Best Tips on How to Find a Great Restaurant on Vacation Here's how Rick Steves finds his favorite restaurants in Europe.

Rick Steves smiling in lavender shirt with black blazer and glasses - Barry King/Getty Images Feeding yourself while on ...

Rick Steves, mild-mannered travel expert, wants to radicalize you The guy who got "filthy rich" off helping American tourists travel without fear still refuses to sell out ...

Rick Steves, in an interview for The New York Times, talked about the difference between tourists and travelers and how to be a more conscientious traveler.

“On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer,” features photographs, a foldout map and reproductions of journal pages.

As with so many travellers, my images of Germany — cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen and fairy-tale castles — are from southern Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps.