Europe By Train with The Man in Seat 61

Enjoy our live Monday Night Travel party with this video recorded on March 9, 2026. What is scenic, sustainable, and low stress? Traveling Europ...

Hi from Rick: Germanic Thrills, Year-Round

I get this question a lot: If countries like Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are so magical this time of year, why don't we offer a special holid...

Northern Italy/Switzerland itinerary, 2+ weeks feedback appreciated!

Me and my wife are planning a twoish week trip, mainly looking to hike in the Dolomites/Swiss alps but also want some downtime at Lake Como. Not re...

First Time Visit in mid-May, Itinerary Input Requested

Having received incredibly helpful feedback on prior draft itineraries, I am hoping this community will help me out. In contrast to theRS credo t...

Home base for visiting Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen

Hello, I will staying 4 night and 3 days in the Interlaken area in the middle of September. This is my first trip to Switzerland. I plan to experie...

France, Switzerland, Italy itinerary help

Hi We are planning a 2 week trip to Europe with 17 year old daughter and my 70 year old mom in late August or early September 2026. We have determ...

Best base for stay in Jungfrau region

We r planning a 3 - 4 night stay and trying to choose a convenient base in the area. We are looking at Murren, Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald. Any re...

Gondola tickets on Rick steves tour

Best of Germany Austria Switzerland tour in June. Will be staying in Mürren and tour has us going up to Schilthorn and also to trummelbach falls ov...

DATALINK: Redefine Global Connectivity for the Modern Developer’s Travel Stack

Elevate Your Workation with the Future of eSIM Protocol In an era where code transcends borders and work happens anywhere with a laptop, connectiv...

Hi from Rick: Back on the Road

As I write this, I'm zipping off to Florence to kick off 50 straight days of European travel. I'll be zigzagging across Italy, Greece, Germany, and...

Switzerland and Dolomites 2.5 week trip

Husband and I (mid-late60) traveling to Switzerland and the Dolomites Fly into Geneva Wondering to stay in Lausanne or Chamonix to get thru jet...

Where to spend for 3-4 nights in early May for Alpine scenes?

Hello all! We are three sisters taking a river cruise that ends in Basel on May 3 - in the midst of the "turn-over" season. We want to spend 3-...

RS Germany in 13 Days tips or comments?

Have you done this tour? Husband and I are going on this tour in October and looking for any pre/ post tour hotel and extra activity ideas (Hambur...

Honeymoon in Bavaria

My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon in mid May for about 9 days. We plan to fly into Munich and spend a day or two there before traveling so...

Alps from Basel

We will be ending a river cruise in Basel. Looking for suggestions for an excursion of a few days to the alps (my husband has never been to Switze...