http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Rick_StevesFind stories, videos, and photos about Rick Steves from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/09/17/europe.travel.packing/tztop.packing.trib.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Rick_Steves14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Rick Steves from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/17/europe.travel.packing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/17/europe.travel.packing/index.html#cnnSTCTextWearing a green T-shirt under a blue work shirt, I'm about to depart for Europe. At my farewell breakfast -- one last eggs-any-style -- my stylish, college-aged daughter says to me, "You look like a scrub. OK if you're painting a house."Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/06/europe.currency.fees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/06/europe.currency.fees/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn my last trip to Europe, I didn't bring my usual $200 cash reserve. With just a few bucks in my wallet, I landed in Madrid, relying entirely on two ATM cards and no cash safety net. It turned out OK.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/07/europe.scams/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/07/europe.scams/index.html#cnnSTCTextGelato in hand, you're strolling down a street in Italy, when suddenly, an attractive woman starts arguing with a street vendor. A crowd gathers as he accuses her of shoplifting. To prove her innocence, she starts to strip.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/05/21/tech.tips.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/05/21/tech.tips.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith my mantra being "pack light," I used to be against packing electronics of any kind. But now, I bring my laptop, iPod, digital camera and mobile phone to Europe. With hotels retiring their fax machines in favor of email, mobile phones getting cheaper and easier to buy, and Wi-Fi hotspots popping up everywhere, it's never been simpler to get connected.Thu, 21 May 2009 17:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/04/07/pack.light/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/04/07/pack.light/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou'll never meet a traveler who, after five trips, brags, "Every year I pack heavier." The measure of a good traveler is how light he or she travels. You can't travel heavy, happy and cheap. Pick two.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/10/03/mount.rainier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/10/03/mount.rainier/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Mount Rainier were in Austria instead of Washington State, I likely would have explored it long ago. All my life, I've watched it shimmering Fuji-like on Seattle's horizon, and have never driven the hour off the interstate to actually take a hike there.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/01/westminster.london/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/01/westminster.london/index.html#cnnSTCTextWearing a red robe and a warm smile, Eddie works as a verger at London's Westminster Abbey. As a church official, he keeps order in this sacred space. Today his responsibility is to sort out believers (who get in free to pray), tourists (who pay the $25 entrance fee), and those who fold their hands and reverently say, "I'd like a few moments with the Unknown Soldier, please," in order to avoid paying $25.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/04/25/frequent.flier.miles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/04/25/frequent.flier.miles/index.html#cnnSTCTextUsing your frequent-flier miles to get to Europe can save you a bundle, if you know the ropes and plan ahead. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/12/24/offseason.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/12/24/offseason.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTextEach summer, Europe greets a stampede of sightseers and shoppers with eager cash registers. Before jumping into the peak-season pig pile, consider the advantages of an off-season trip. Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/12/21/christkind/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/12/21/christkind/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike a German child's fantasy, Nurnberg's fairy-godmother-like teenage angel stretched out her arms and said, "If you're very, very gentle, you can touch my wings." I stayed seated while little Bavarian preschoolers mobbed the stage to touch their Christkind.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/18/language.tips/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/18/language.tips/index.htmlAmerican businesspeople have it pretty easy, at least in terms of communicating when doing business abroad.Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmYour bags are packed. You're ready to go -- cross that border, that ocean, that sea. Foreign countries and new adventures await you.Fri, 27 May 2005 17:09:00 EDT