Rick Steves
Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is America's most respected authority on European travel. Rick began traveling on his own at age 18, funding his trips by teaching piano lessons. In 1976, he started his business, Rick Steves' Europe, which has grown from a one-man operation to a company with a staff of 100 full-time, well-travelled employees at his headquarters in Washington State. There he produces guidebooks on European travel, America's most popular travel series on public television, a weekly hour-long national public radio show, a weekly syndicated column, and free travel information available through his travel center and website. His company also runs a successful European tour program. Rick Steves lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington. His office window overlooks his old junior high school.
(Photo of Rick Steves by William F. Adams)
Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is widely respected as an authority on European travel, and for his enthusiastic, approachable personality. He treats us here to a wonderful account of his first trip to Europe as a grumpy, gangly 14-year-old … who definitely didn’t want to be there. Continue reading →
