One of Rick's longtime cohorts shares her road-tested advice on what you need — and don't need — to put in your suitcase for a successful overseas trip. Then a brother-and-sister pair of Swedish tour guides share their picks for places to explore beyond Stockholm, from easy day trips to coastal wilderness adventures. Plus, listeners chat with Rick about what made their recent travels feel special.

• Lisa Friend, Travel Consultant at Rick Steves' Europe
• Gabriella Ylvasdotter and Igor da Silva, tour guides from Stockholm, Sweden

• Lisa Friend demonstrates how to pack light in a one-hour YouTube video presentation.
• Rick has prepared a packing checklist that you can download, to help with your travel preparations.
• Writers at the Washington Post add their advice on what it takes to "pack light."
• The Rick Steves online guide to Sweden.
• An interview with Gabriella Ylvasdotter and her mother, Ylva Gunillasdotter.
• The Fête de la Musique features live music celebrations across France, usually held on the summer solstice on June 21.
• Rick created a one-hour TV special in 2018 about annual festivals you can attend in Europe.