Rick Steves
Host at Rick Steves' Europe
Host at Travel with Rick Steves
Guidebook author, TV & radio host, business owner, Lutheran, and NORML Board Member. Fanatically positive and militantly optimistic.
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seattletimes.com | Rick Steves
If a society wants to toughen the fabric of its democracy, it’s essential that it nurture a citizenry that can think critically and consume information with a sustained attention span. Conversely, the last thing someone intent on derailing a democracy wants is a thoughtful electorate. Our Founding Fathers saw the free press as key to the strength and stability of our democracy. That’s why it’s considered the “Fourth Estate” of our government.
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6 days ago |
travelagentcentral.com | Rick Steves
by Rick Steves, May 9, 2025France's easternmost region,Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location. Pressed up against the German border, along the Rhine, the region flip-flopped between Germany and France for centuries.
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travelagentcentral.com | Rick Steves
by Rick Steves, May 7, 2025As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany's Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls. Today its barns are hotels, its livestock are tourists, and Rothenburg is well on its way to becoming a medieval theme park. But Rothenburg is still Germany's best-preserved walled town.
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boomermagazine.com | Rick Steves
Whether in its art, characteristic back lanes, architecture, or proud Catalan culture, creative Barcelona offers visitors a colorful, lively experience. Travel pro Rick Steves takes us there. If you’re in the mood to surrender to a city’s charms, let it be in Barcelona. Life bubbles in its narrow old town alleys, grand boulevards, and elegant modern district.
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arcamax.com | Rick Steves
Double-sided benches — with bottle-green planks separated by a thin backrest — are a trademark of Paris, lining the bustling sidewalks of the Champs-Elysées and the tree-dotted banks of the Seine. And so I was intrigued when I learned there’s one in Washington, DC…and even more so when I found out it’s a memorial to an architect of modern Europe. Because right here, in the US government’s backyard, is where the European Union (EU) was drawn up.
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