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Cost-Conscious Vienna, Austria: Touring the Vienna State Opera is an affordable alternative to seeing a performance in the sumptuous building. (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves' Europe)
Rick Steves

Cost-Conscious Vienna

Austrian high culture on the cheap

By Rick Steves | December 31, 2024
A man on a computer, perhaps playing a game like Boggle the land formations
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Land Formations

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 30, 2024
A granddad and granddaughter on a laptop. Image by Andrew Angelov. Used with Jumble puzzles with Apollo 11 riddle, Dec. 23 2024
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Apollo 11 and a Riddle

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 23, 2024
Step back in time in Turkey: At Ephesus, the monumental facade of the Library of Celsus makes it easy to imagine the grandeur of this ancient Greek and later Roman city at its peak. (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves' Europe)
Rick Steves

Step Back in Time in Turkey

Cave dwellings, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire

By Rick Steves | December 17, 2024
seniors using laptop, possibly working on a puzzle like the Boggle search for mixed-up countries
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Hidden Countries

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 16, 2024
Merchants’ Bridge is one of many picturesque sights in the inviting town of Erfurt. CREDIT: (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe).
Rick Steves

Medieval Charm in Germany’s Erfurt

Time-capsule quality in a sleepy little town

By Rick Steves | December 10, 2024
grandma and granddaughter on a laptop, perhaps doing puzzles like the Jumble Classic and for kids. Image by Monkey Business Images
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles with Sandals and the First Flight

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 9, 2024
Pomeranian dog on sofa. For article on dog fears
Cathy M Rosenthal

A Dog Fears a Text Message

Is she sending a doggy message of her own?

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | December 3, 2024
Châteaux Day Trips from Paris: Napoleon gave his famous abdication speech on the stairs of Fontainebleau, a chateau bursting with eclectic artistic styles. (Rick Steves, Rick Steves' Europe)
Rick Steves

Châteaux Day Trips from Paris

A royal treat

By Rick Steves | December 3, 2024
Woman using her tablet beside a lake on a chilly fall day. Used with Boggle search for animals puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Mammals

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 2, 2024

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