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 ...

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.

Heading for the Hofbräuhaus 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 ...

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 ...

For a while now, I’ve marvelled at how Berlin has eclipsed Munich in urban energy. Bavaria’s capital seems to be comfortable just being itself rather than trying to keep up with Berlin or Hamburg, its ...