Heading for the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, I mention to my Bavarian friend, Friedrich, that I’d love to give this venerable beer hall some significance in my guidebook description. Unconvinced that ...

Every fall, Munich throws the planet’s biggest kegger – Oktoberfest. It’s a sloppy soup of locals and tourists swaying beer steins and toasting to “Gemütlichkeit,” the cozy and convivial atmosphere.

Every September, Munich hosts the planet’s biggest kegger — Oktoberfest. This world-famous party is a sloppy soup of locals and tourists swaying their beer steins and toasting to the scene’s ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with travel writer and host Rick Steves about "overtourism" — when some locales prove too popular — and how not contribute to it. Summer travel season is ready to take off.

Mr. Steves said the cancer had not spread and he will travel to France for work before having surgery next month. By John Yoon Rick Steves, a travel writer who has built an empire of guidebooks, radio ...

Every September, Munich hosts the planet’s biggest kegger — Oktoberfest. This world-famous party is a sloppy soup of locals and tourists swaying their beer steins and toasting to the scene’s ...