2021: A Time to Dream
Natural Voice
November 10, 2020
This has been a rough year. For many of us, it’s been the most challenging of our entire lives. But this morning, we finally got news of a b...
Showing posts with label Rick Steves' Travel Blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rick Steves' Travel Blog. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Natural Voice
October 04, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Ghosts in Berlin In Berlin, it’s clear that history is not contained in a book — it envelops the entire city. Today’s...
Friday, September 18, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Paris’ Sainte-Chapelle
Natural Voice
September 18, 2020
Notre-Dame has been on everyone’s mind over the last year. But just a short walk away is another stunning Parisian church, with the best sta...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Ravenna’s Mosaics
Natural Voice
September 15, 2020
One of Europe’s lesser-known art treasures hides out in the small Italian town of Ravenna: glittering mosaics boasting the beauty of Byzanti...
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Vermeer’s Kitchen Maid
Natural Voice
September 13, 2020
In our tumultuous world today, when I crave tranquility, I enjoy paintings like this one. A maid pours milk from a pitcher into a bowl. She ...
Friday, September 11, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Civita di Bagnoregio — Italy’s Dead Town
Natural Voice
September 11, 2020
Of all the Italian hill towns, Civita di Bagnoregio was my favorite. But then it died. Even though we’re not visiting Europe right now, I b...
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: The Back Road to Mostar — Off the Beaten Path in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Natural Voice
September 10, 2020
One thing I miss about Europe is driving along roads less traveled —where distances are measured in cultural encounters rather than miles. O...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: The Queen’s English
Natural Voice
September 09, 2020
Oscar Wilde famously said that the English “have really everything in common with America nowadays — except, of course, language.” It’s stil...
Monday, September 7, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Bayeux Tapestry
Natural Voice
September 07, 2020
This skinny, 70-yard-long strip of cloth depicts a crucial historical event that helped shape the Europe we know. As America continues to s...
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Velázquez’s Las Meninas
Natural Voice
September 06, 2020
Diego Velázquez spent 30 years painting formal portraits of the Spanish king. Then, deciding to switch things up, he painted his most famous...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Guide Update: Avid Hikers on a Trail Through Slovenia’s Julian Alps
Natural Voice
September 01, 2020
“It is like finding a path back to ourselves, and to our beginnings. Birds chirp, flowers bloom, and leaves whisper with the help of light w...
Daily Dose of Europe: The Italian Alps — Lounging in the Dolomites
Natural Voice
September 01, 2020
Some of the best mountain thrills can be found on Italy’s rocky rooftop, the Dolomites. But beyond wildflower meadows and pristine views, th...
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Van Eyck’s “Arnolfini Wedding”
Natural Voice
August 23, 2020
Sometimes dubbed “The Shotgun Wedding” (for the bride’s seemingly pregnant state), this painting depicts a well-heeled Italian businessman a...
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Venus de Milo
Natural Voice
August 15, 2020
The Venus de Milo — the goddess of love, sculpted in about 100 BC — sums up all that ancient Greece stood for. As America continues to suff...
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Dutch Tolerance — Red Lights and Pot Shops
Natural Voice
August 13, 2020
Homebound now rather than exploring Europe, I’ve been thinking a lot about places that pry open my hometown blinders…places that rearrange m...
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Romantic Italy — Amalfi Coast and the Isle of Capri
Natural Voice
August 09, 2020
Few places in Europe have the over-the-top romance of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. When international travel opens back up, I’ll be heading right b...
Monday, August 3, 2020
Daily Dose of Europe: Roman Pantheon
Natural Voice
August 03, 2020
The Pantheon gives you a feel for the magnificence and enlightened spirit of ancient Rome better than any other monument. As America contin...
