European travel expert Rick Steves offers advice to hikers considering undertaking the Tour Du Mont Blanc or other long hiking routes on the continent.

The Alps might be on many vacation bucket lists, but a journey into the mountains is much more attainable than most think, ...

Straddling the borders of France and Italy, Mont Blanc stand at 15,771 feet and is the tallest peak in western Europe. Part of the Alps, Mont Blanc is viewed by many to be the pinnacle (pun intended) ...

Imagine you and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own private little gondola, gliding silently for 40 minutes as you cross the Mer de Glace ("sea of ice"). You just left the last stop in ...

Travelers to France find a rich and constantly changing palette of cultural and historic sights. Here’s a review of what’s new or different in la belle France for 2013: Increasingly, attractions in ...

Imagine you and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own private little gondola, gliding silently for 40 minutes as you cross the Mer de Glace (“sea of ice”). You just left the last stop in ...