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Join Us for Monday Night Travel

Are you dreaming of travel? Join us live on Mondays for our Monday Night Travel series! Together we'll journey to destinations across Europe and beyond with expert guests leading the way. Each week, you'll learn about art, history, food, and culture while picking up tried-and-true travel tips along the way. You'll even have a chance to ask questions during a live Q&A. Whether you're planning a specific trip, dreaming up vacation ideas, or craving a virtual adventure with our merry band of travelers, Monday Night Travel welcomes you aboard!

You must register (it's free!) for each event below. For more information, see our MNT FAQ.

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November 16: Europe on $50 a Day with Rick Steves and Olivia McKelvey

6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET | REGISTER

Rick literally wrote the book on slumming around Europe on $3 a day back in the 1970s. And he was recently blown away…inspired by Olivia, a 24-year-old from Michigan, who was just back from a five-week trip around Europe with a rail pass and $50 a day. Like a dream come true for Rick, this was the perfect opportunity to compare the hard reality and joy of extreme budget travel in the 1970s to the 2020s. Olivia has great stories, vivid photos, and lots of tips for vagabonding in Europe and loving it. She and Rick share these in this fun and informative event.

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November 23: The Best of the Adriatic with Robyn Stencil

6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET | REGISTER

The Adriatic Sea laps up an inviting mix of Slavic, Ottoman, and Mediterranean influences, and some of Europe's most captivating recent history and grandest natural wonders. Our favorite destinations across Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina mix it all together and guidebook researcher Robyn Stencil reports on the highlights: sampling award-winning Slovenian wines with the maker, hiking between gushing waterfalls at Plitvice Lakes National Park, and exploring Venetian villas on the island of Korčula. And we take an enlightening visit to the formerly war-torn city of Mostar, whose skyline of crosses and minarets remind us we can live together in peace.

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November 30: New York City: Hidden Gems and Humanitarian Marvels with Gabe Gunnink

6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET | REGISTER

New York City is an epicenter of culture — a point where diverse cultural plates grind together to create earthquakes of art, cuisine, economics, and humanitarianism that shake the world. In this show, MNT host Gabe Gunnink travels to New York to visit several Rick Steves’ Europe nonprofit partners and track down the concrete jungle’s best historical thickets and cultural swimming holes beyond the well-trod tourist path. On this journey, we admire modern dance with Teens of Color Abroad, sample Michelin-approved pierogi with Doctors Without Borders, honor women’s history sights with the ACLU, and a whole lot more.

 

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You can enjoy Monday Night Travel any night of the week with our video recordings. Relive the fun, intimacy, and insight of joining travel experts as they share itinerary-boosting tips, tell stories from the road, and answer viewer questions.

Monday Night Travel - Bavaria

Bavarian Alps with Tara Swenson

This event was recorded on November 9, 2026.

Germany's most picturesque corner lies two hours south of Munich, a timeless land of fairytale castles, snow-capped peaks, and locals who still yodel. As a young traveler, Rick Steves guide Tara Swenson fell in love with Bavaria. Thirty years of travel later, she's eager to share her favorite frescoed villages and alpine adventures. We explore Füssen's otherworldly "King's Castles," ascend (by chairlift) Germany's tallest mountain, cross the cavernous Partnach Gorge, and admire the heavenly interiors of Ettal Abbey. Along the way, we immerse in local traditions, from dirndls to maypoles to frothy beer halls. Prost!

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