When someone asks me about visiting Ireland, I tell them not to miss the southwest coast. This is the place to experience the wonders of the Gaelic language and old Irish civilization, as well as the ...

Squinting into the wind and rain, we marched from a desolate parking lot on the southwest tip of Ireland down a slippery path. I turned a corner and the mean-looking surf was still a long walk away.

If you're looking for a spot to eat abroad, Rick Steves is one of the most trusted voices to follow. When it comes to Europe, Steves follows simple dining rules: Skip the fancy five-star restaurants ...

Squinting into the wind and rain, we marched from a desolate parking lot on the southwest tip of Ireland down a slippery path. I turned a corner and the mean-looking surf was still a long walk away.

Fishing once dominated Dingle, and the town's only visitors were students of old Irish ways. But tourists and moviemakers are well onto Dingle now (more than one Hollywood feature has been filmed here ...

If you're looking for advice about European travel, you hardly need to look beyond Rick Steves, an author, television host, and overall expert on the subject. He's been traveling to the continent for ...

Ireland is more than an “Emerald Isle.” It’s an isle filled with cultural and historic wonders… and lately with lots of tourists, too. And at many of its top sights, reservations are now either ...

The nickname "Emerald Isle" doesn't begin to express the utter, soul-striking majesty of Ireland's natural beauty. From the uniquely crafted peaks, valleys, and bogs of Connemara National Park in ...