Enjoying my vanilla ice cream in eastern Berlin’s Café Sibylle, I ponder the half-mustache carved in stone that hangs overhead. My “Swedish sundae,” which comes with chocolate sprinkles and a shot of ...

Checkpoint Charlie is now a capitalist sideshow. You’ll be sold fake bits of the wall, WWII gas masks and DDR medals. As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly ...

As Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I can’t help remembering my spooky 1971 visit during the Cold War. When we crossed back to the West, tour buses were emptied ...

Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg is a classic case of an old workers’ quarter becoming trendy. Young, in-the-know locals agree that Prenzlauer Berg is one of Berlin’s most colorful neighborhoods. There are no ...

In Berlin, we explore museums dedicated to the history of the gone-but-not-forgotten Wall. The Berlin Wall Memorial and Museum House at Checkpoint Charlie educate visitors about Berlin's tumultuous ...

Rick Steves is arguably the country’s most beloved travel writer and guide since Mark Twain, and millions know him from his long-running series on traveling through Europe. But his latest book is a ...

It's amazing how quickly your bank account can be drained while traveling. Travel guru Rick Steves has a tip that will help ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here are some of my favorite European memories from Berlin — a reminder ...