Checkpoint Charlie is now a capitalist sideshow. You’ll be sold fake bits of the wall, WWII gas masks and DDR medals. As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly ...

Enjoying my vanilla ice cream in eastern Berlin’s Café Sibylle, I ponder the half-mustache carved in stone that hangs overhead. My “Swedish sundae,” which comes with chocolate sprinkles and a shot of ...

Here's why travel expert Rick Steves always recommends train travel as the best way for budget-conscious travelers and ...

As Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I can’t help remembering my spooky 1971 visit during the Cold War. When we crossed back to the West, tour buses were emptied ...

Whenever I visit Berlin I can’t help remembering my spooky visit to East Berlin back in 1971. I vividly recall how, as we were about to return to West Berlin, our tour bus was stopped and emptied at a ...

When I visited Berlin last summer to update my guidebook, I also scouted locations for a new TV show. I found the city as vibrant as ever -- with massive infrastructure projects in progress all around ...

Visitors climb the spiral ramp circling a cone of mirrors inside the dome atop the Reichstag, Germany s parliament building, in Berlin. DOMINIC ARIZONA BONUCCELLI, RICK STEVES EUROPE Years ago, when I ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the fun that awaits us in Europe at the other end of ...