Columns

February 2013 issue

Giving the gift of travel — readers weigh in
By Randy Keck
Responding to Randy’s recent encouragement, travelers share their stories of “giving the gift of 
travel”
December 2013 issue

Lithuanian castles along the Nemunas

By Julie Skurdenis
Raudonvaris Castle, west of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Castles along the Nemunas River in Lithuania
October 2012 issue

Bergen: Hanseatic city
By Julie Skurdenis
The view of the Bryggen from our room at the Clarion Admiral Hotel — Bergen.
The Bryggen of Bergen — Norway’s Hanseatic 
legacy
August 2013 issue

Eating well in Europe
By Rick Steves
Tempting plates in Spain’s tapas bars make it easy to sample new foods. Photo: Rick Steves
Eating well by seeking out local specialty foods and national dishes
November 2012 issue

St. Michael’s Mount, England
By Yvonne Horn
Cornwall’s St. Michael’s Mount is almost a mirror image of Normandy’s Mont- St-M
St. Michael’s Mount, in the English Channel off of Cornwall
March 2013 issue

Road trip! Road trip!
By Rick Steves
In European towns, big and small, helpful signs direct drivers to the main sight
Driving on the Continent
September 2013 issue

A day in the Dutch countryside
By Julie Skurdenis
Inner courtyard at Muiden Castle — the Netherlands. Photos: Skurdenis
Two castles near Amsterdam that are more than 700 years old — Muiden Castle and Door­werth Castle (2 of 2 on Netherlands)
June 2004 issue

Kernave: Lithuania’s royal mounds
By Julie Skurdenis
Neris River and the Pajauta Valley with Hearth Mound in the foreground.
Kernave in Lithuania — royal mounds and excavated artifacts