Heading for the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, I mention to my Bavarian friend, Friedrich, that I’d love to give this venerable beer hall some significance in my guidebook description. Unconvinced that ...

Every fall, Munich throws the planet’s biggest kegger – Oktoberfest. It’s a sloppy soup of locals and tourists swaying beer steins and toasting to “Gemütlichkeit,” the cozy and convivial atmosphere.

In Munich, where locals specialize in good living, we visit boisterous markets and go for Baroque palaces, while office workers surf in the Isar River. Heading into the foothills of the Alps, we take ...

No one planning a trip to Europe needs to be reminded to see Big Ben and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But it's the unusual experiences that are often the most memorable part of a trip. Study up in ...

MUNICH, Germany — Before you travel abroad you may be best served to check in with Edmonds businessman and world-renowned travel expert Rick Steves. In his travel and audio books series, Steves called ...

One of Rick Steves' favorite European churches is a Baroque masterpiece in Bavaria, celebrated for its ornate Rococo details ...

Every September, Munich hosts the planet’s biggest kegger — Oktoberfest. This world-famous party is a sloppy soup of locals and tourists swaying their beer steins and toasting to the scene’s ...

Last year in Munich, I joined the planet’s biggest kegger — Oktoberfest. With my fellow revelers, we swayed our beer steins and toasted to “Gemuetlichkeit” (the cozy and convivial atmosphere). At the ...

Last year in Munich, I joined the planet's biggest kegger — Oktoberfest. With my fellow revelers, we swayed our beer steins and toasted to "Gemuetlichkeit" (the cozy and convivial atmosphere). At the ...

Every September, Munich hosts the planet’s biggest kegger — Oktoberfest. This world-famous party is a sloppy soup of locals and tourists swaying their beer steins and toasting to the scene’s ...