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Wheel Adventures: Exploring Tuscany, after Giro D'Italia gets out of the way

Wheel Adventures: Exploring Tuscany, after Giro D'Italia gets out of the way

Second i n a series on cycling through Italy’s Tuscany region . Our 300-kilometre cycle adventure across the golden hills and green fields of Tuscany is more than just a bike trip.

Travel advisory: Canadians warned to avoid travel to Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

The Government of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is urging residents to avoid all non-essential travel to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic due to a tropical storm.
Wheel Adventures: Florence reveals wonders of Renaissance, fine design

Wheel Adventures: Florence reveals wonders of Renaissance, fine design

Second i n a series on cycling through Italy’s Tuscany region . You can read the first piece here . All roads do not, in fact, lead to Rome.
Wheel Adventures: Chilly start on Rome trip changes to fascination

Wheel Adventures: Chilly start on Rome trip changes to fascination

First in a series on cycling through Italy’s Tuscany region Early summer is the perfect time to visit Italy. The average daily temperature in metropolitan Rome is 26C, with little rain.
Rick Steves: Travel back in time at little-known homes

Rick Steves: Travel back in time at little-known homes

Many of Europe’s time-warp houses — sights that take you back to a bygone era — get only a few thoughtful travellers, overshadowed by big-name museums.
Highclere Castle continues to draw Downton Abbey fans

Highclere Castle continues to draw Downton Abbey fans

It’s definitely a pinch-me moment as I am ushered into Highclere Castle and offered appetizers and champagne in the library where so many scenes for Downton Abbey were shot.
Rick Steves: Parks, pools and castles keep travelling kids happy

Rick Steves: Parks, pools and castles keep travelling kids happy

I’m often inspired by families on the road. Last summer, on a ferry between Scotland’s Oban and the Isle of Mull, I met a family from Texas.
New tourism video asks celebrities to visit birthplace of the Nanaimo bar

New tourism video asks celebrities to visit birthplace of the Nanaimo bar

How do you get people to come to your destination these days? Celebrity appeal. Or, better: appealing to celebrities. And even though we are north of Hollywood here in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Rick Steves: Tivoli — Rome’s great escape for 2,000 years

Rick Steves: Tivoli — Rome’s great escape for 2,000 years

When travel dreams take people to Europe, Italy is often their first stop. There’s something seductively charming about this country, its people and la dolce vita.
Fascinating tales below: Touring the tunnels under Seattle’s Pioneer Square

Fascinating tales below: Touring the tunnels under Seattle’s Pioneer Square

The broken chunk of overpass was suspended in midair, all raw, gaping exposed guts — bent rebar and crumbling hunks of concrete. It looked like something bad had happened, but actually it was something good. The Alaskan Way viaduct, a curving 3.