Travel writer Rick Steves’ adventures on the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to Kathmandu made him think differently about the ...

"You don't need to go Istanbul to Kathmandu in the wake of the Beatles. You can do it on a bike in the U.S. or go south of ...

In 1978, Rick Steves had a good thing going at home in Edmonds, Washington — until he blew it up. He was recently out of ...

Short of cash but looking for adventure? For carefree 1960s and ‘70s Western kids, that meant clambering onto a ramshackle bus to head east on a mind-blowing journey through new cultures ...

The writer will also be presenting two talks at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: European Travel Skills at 2 p.m. Feb. 5 and Travel as a Political Act at 3 p.m. Feb. 6 (the festival, taking place ...

Rick Steves is coming to Minnesota soon but he would prefer that you not wish him, “Safe travels.” “Bon voyage” is the preferred message for the travel guru, who thinks safety, while good in theory, ...

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He also let go of his students and turned his recital hall into a venue for teaching people how to travel.

His new book, "On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer," out Feb. 4, provides an "anthropological dig into his past," Steves said in a recent interview with ...