For Americans of a certain age and income bracket, Europe is synonymous with Rick Steves, a one-man travel impresario whose guidebooks and tour groups have introduced the continent to thousands of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1978, Rick Steves decided to make his way overland from Europe to Central Asia. This route was widely known as the Hippie Trail, and a long ...

For beloved European travel expert, Rick Steves, embarking upon the Hippie Trail at the young age of 23 proved to be a catalyst toward a career centered around the joys of travel. The Hippie Trail was ...