Rick Steves: What’s new in Europe
Editor’s note: Say what you will about the slow demise of real guidebooks with the rise of smart phone apps and maps, up-to-the-second review sites and online tools for making painless bookings and reservations.
What guidebooks sometimes lack in timely updates, they often make up for in depth, context and credibility. (Crowdsourced information from your peers is fine if you don’t mind that an astonishing amount of it is fabricated — and most of your friends and neighbors aren’t as savvy as they like to think.)
Which brings us to guidebook guru Rick Steves and his annual habit of sharing research and tips for Europe intended for his upcoming guides.