Just as I was an expert picnicker as a young backpacker, I’m now an older backpacker — who is packing a little extra taste and money — so I find myself seeking out “foodie” meals these days. For those ...

If San Francisco had a sister, it would be Lisbon. Both cities have awe-inspiring suspension bridges and famously foggy weather. Both are situated on the best natural harbors on the west coast of ...

In Lisbon, Portugal's hilly, coastal capital city, host Rick Steves enjoys pastries hot out of the oven, and strolls the city’s back lanes and its reinvigorated waterfront. During his travels, he also ...

Portugal's capital city of Lisbon feels to me like Europe's San Francisco-- it has rattling trolleys, a famous suspension bridge, a heritage dominated by a horrific earthquake, and lots of fog. And ...

It's after dark in Lisbon's ramshackle Alfama neighborhood. Old-timers gather in restaurants, which serve little more than grilled sardines, to hear and sing Portugal's mournful fado -- the lament of ...

A trip to Lisbon is incomplete without a stroll through the winding lanes, taking in the colorful, multi-patterned facades around the city. In fact, travel guru Rick Steves describes modern-day Lisbon ...

Portugal's capital city of Lisbon feels to me like Europe's San Francisco - it has rattling trolleys, a famous suspension bridge, a heritage dominated by a horrific earthquake, and lots of fog. And ...

Typically, when people think of foodie destinations across Europe, they imagine chowing down on the best authentic pizza in Italy, enjoying buttery croissants from mouth-watering bakeries in France, ...

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 one of my favorite European memories–a reminder of the fun that ...

If San Francisco had a sister, it would be Lisbon. Both cities have awe-inspiring suspension bridges and famously foggy weather. If San Francisco had a sister, it would be Lisbon. Both cities have awe ...