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Rick Steves: What’s new in Germany, the Netherlands

Rick Steves: What’s new in Germany, the Netherlands

Germany is famously a work in progress — as is the nearby Netherlands — and that includes their sightseeing attractions. In 2019, there’s good news and a few important warnings for the smart traveller.
Disney parks to immerse visitors in Star Wars lore

Disney parks to immerse visitors in Star Wars lore

LOS ANGELES — The world of Star Wars is coming from a galaxy far, far away to become the largest single-themed land created in a Disney park.
Metro Vancouver’s only permanent drive-in movie theatre opens for the season

Metro Vancouver’s only permanent drive-in movie theatre opens for the season

Load up the car and hit the road to Aldergrove if you want an evening of pure movie-watching nostalgia. Metro Vancouver’s only remaining permanent drive-in theatre, the Twilight Drive-In, kicks off its 2019 season starting March 1.
Rick Steves: What’s new in France for 2019

Rick Steves: What’s new in France for 2019

France has a rich history, an impressive infrastructure and a tourism industry trying valiantly to cope with its big crowds. Travellers who plan ahead enjoy big rewards. Paris’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, has a new look.
Indigenous offerings becoming focus as 2018 breaks tourism record in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Indigenous offerings becoming focus as 2018 breaks tourism record in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ was a hot destination for tourists in 2018, and according to new research, a growing number of visitors are coming for the country’s expanding Indigenous tourism offerings.
Rick Steves: What’s new in Spain and Portugal for 2019

Rick Steves: What’s new in Spain and Portugal for 2019

Like many travellers, I visited Barcelona last spring dreaming of seeing Antoni Gaudí’s breathtaking Sagrada Família church. When I got there, the ticket office was closed, with a posted sign: “No more tickets today.
Idea pitched for upscale backcountry huts between near Squamish

Idea pitched for upscale backcountry huts between near Squamish

A Vancouver architect is floating plans for a series of staffed huts in the backcountry, giving long-distance hikers a chic place to rest on a trek from Cypress Provincial Park to Squamish.
Rick Steves: Cruising is fun, but consider pros and cons

Rick Steves: Cruising is fun, but consider pros and cons

Recently, I was on a massive cruise ship with 3,000 passengers blitzing the great ports of the Mediterranean — and having lots of fun. No, I’m not suddenly abandoning my independent travel principles and becoming a huge proponent of cruising.
Canadians warned to avoid all travel to Venezuela amid violence and unrest

Canadians warned to avoid all travel to Venezuela amid violence and unrest

The Government of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is warning Canadians to avoid all travel to Venezuela due to the country’s significant level of violent crime.
Rick Steves: Oxford or Cambridge? Easy — visit both

Rick Steves: Oxford or Cambridge? Easy — visit both

Cambridge and Oxford have been in a centuries-long competition as England’s top two universities, but I’ve always felt that seeing one is enough.