Tag: Steves

  Today is a profoundly sad day. Russia’s aggressive action is heartbreaking for the death, suffering, and economic turmoil it ...

  At 66, I felt a bit like the father of the hiking community when I hiked around Mont Blanc ...

While the Tour du Mont Blanc is demanding, it’s not a particularly difficult hike. It’s just long, with lots of ...

  Hiking Europe’s Tour du Mont Blanc was a totally different slice of European culture for ...

Earlier this fall, four of us — total novices at long-distance treks — hiked around Europe’s highest mountain. (On the ...

For me, one of the great joys of travel is having in-person encounters with great art — which I’ve collected ...

I believe a regular dose of travel dreaming can be good for the soul. Stow away with me to Siena, ...

Watching the recent events in Afghanistan unfold in the headlines, I’ve been thinking about how important it is to humanize far-away tragic events — and the unique ability of artists to do so.  ...

With the fall of Afghanistan, I’ve been reflecting on my travel experiences there as a 23-year-old backpacker on the “Hippie ...

  While I know otherwise, I often find myself wondering if the name “Afghanistan” comes from some ancient word for ...