Rick Steves' best passport advice is also the simplest: check it early, copy it well, and never let the paperwork outrun the trip.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Television host and travel guidebook author Rick Steves in Bern, Switzerland. (Courtesy of Rick Steves) On Feb. 23, Rick Steves ...

You can blame my Norwegian heritage, but I'm not so hot on the Swedish countryside. Even so, you can't say you've seen Sweden if you've only been to Stockholm. Rural Sweden—especially the province of ...

View over towns Sankt Goar and Sankt Goarshausen on bank of Rhine River - Julia Lavrinenko/Getty Images The River Rhine is one of the most historically and culturally important rivers in the world.

Sandra Mears refused to believe the Lynnwood Hygiene Center would close, even as she planned its goodbye party. Around 700 unsheltered people in south Snohomish County relied on the center for hot ...

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. Sandra ...

An anonymous donor stepped in last month to save a Seattle-area community center that was slated to close. Last week, community members learned that the new owner was travel writer and TV host Rick ...

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A Lynnwood facility that provides free daily showers and restrooms for people experiencing homelessness has been saved from closing, thanks to travel writer and TV host Rick Steves, ...

Like a German child’s fantasy, Nurnberg’s fairy-godmother-like teenage angel stretched out her arms and said, “If you’re very, very gentle…you can touch my wings.” I stayed seated while little ...