Rick’s Travels Beyond Europe
While Europe is Rick's passion and the focus of his work, he regularly travels beyond Europe to meet inspirational people, learn, grow, and gain a richer understanding of our world.
Rick’s Travels Beyond Europe
Central America
- Costa Rica: Where Even a Workaholic Could Be on Vacation
- El Salvador: Lunch in the Barrio, Dinner at the Mall
- El Salvador: Patriots and Poverty
- The Nature of Travel in Costa Rica
- Nicaragua: Pure Joy in a Humble Land
- Nicaragua's Wheel of Fortune
- Reality for a Tourist South of Our Border
- Vacationing South of the Border
Banana-ology: Rick's visits to El Salvador and Nicaragua (1988, 1991, and 2005):
- Rick's 2005 Journal — Resurrection in El Salvador
- Rick's 1991 Journal — El Salvador Trip Notes
- Rick's 1988 Journal — 12 Days in Central America
Cuba
Blog posts from Rick's 2015/2016 Cuba visit:
- Communism in Cuba
- Cuban Accommodations
- A Cuban Reality Tour
- Eating in Cuba
- Money in Cuba
- See more of Rick's blog posts about Cuba
Egypt & Morocco
- Cultural Voyeurism in Tangier
- Morocco: Plunge Deep
- The New Tangier Is No Tijuana
- Rick Steves' Egypt
- The Treasures of Luxor, Egypt
Holy Land
- Bethlehem's Mix of Christians and Muslims
- Fabled Jerusalem
- The Intensity of Hebron, in Palestine
- A Pilgrimage to the Sea of Galilee
- Why Visit Israel?
Iran
- In Iran: No Credit Cards, Alcohol…or Urinals
- Iran: The Politics of People
- Landing in Tehran
- Rick's Iran Travel Journal