While I’ve enjoyed a lot of adventurous travel, nothing in my journals would rival the adventure my grandparents had as they sailed away from their Norwegian homeland – poor and without… ...

ANNOUNCER: Major funding provided by: Thank you. STEVES: Bonjour. I'm Rick Steves in Paris. You know, if you looked at the map of Europe 200 years ago, you'd hardly recognize it.

Rick Steves is best known for his Europe travel advice, but one of his favorite places to visit is actually located far away in Central America.

On one of my many return visits to Oslo in Norway, I was struck by how peaceful the city felt. It seemed a world away from the commotion and angst that comes with the 24-hour news here in the U.S.