Rick Steves
Rick Steves
Richard "Rick" Stevesis an American author and television personality focusing on European travel. He is the host of the American Public Television series Rick Steves' Europe, has a public radio travel show called Travel with Rick Steves and has authored numerous travel guides...
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth10 May 1955
CityEdmonds, WA
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What little history we've got in this rugged little corner of ours, we want to treasure. In Europe, they don't bulldoze things thoughtlessly. They preserve them.
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Eastern Europe has been really trendy. Prague is the best-preserved city in the region ... and the best beer in Europe lands on your table there for 50 cents.
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You can't explain India to people. I can explain Ireland, Norway, the Alps, but I can't explain India.
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I'm just a travel writer trying to get more horsepower, more amplification.
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Buy travelers checks in U.S. dollars ... rather than in European currency. If you don't use them abroad, you can use them when you get home or cash them in at your bank without having to reconvert.
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It's wasteful to have a train pass just ticking away.
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Smart consumers should know what all the options are.
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I shutter to think how many people are underexposed and lacking depth in this field.
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A society has to make a choice: tolerate alternative lifestyles or build more prisons.
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It's never too late to have a happy childhood, and age only matters if you're a cheese.
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Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.
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I travel around the world in a way that tries to open my mind and give me empathy and inspire me to come home and make this world a better place.
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Like skiing with bent knees makes the moguls fun, you need to take risks, get out of your comfort zone, have a positive attitude, and enjoy the bumps in the road. I like to say that if things aren’t to your liking, change your liking.
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I have a New Year's tradition. I lay all my travel dreams on the table, sort them out, prioritize, and begin the process of turning those dreams into reality.