Warning: This Video Contains Violence to Guidebooks
1:00 01/01/1970
Each year at this time, I perform a ritual sacrifice of guidebooks before heading off on a two-month research trip. If you don’t want to see a travel writer giddy with boxcutter joy as he slits the...
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Rick Steves’ Travelers’ Café — A “Third Place” Where Travelers Inspire Travelers through Blogs and Journals
1:00 01/01/1970
When I was in my twenties, my first really big media break came when I was invited to New York City to be on Arthur Frommer’s cable TV show. I remember Arthur putting his arm around my shoulder,...
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My Sister, the Iditarod Musher
1:00 01/01/1970
Dear travelers, Sometimes I enjoy thinking that I’m “roughing it” and “off the beaten path.” But I’ve never done any travel as rough and untouristy as my sister, Jan. She’s a couple of...
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Special feature: The Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments, London, UK
1:00 01/01/1970
Anyone who has ever played the famous Monopoly boardgame will already be familiar with the whereabouts of one of our latest stays. The Athenaeum is located in Mayfair, among some of London’s prime...
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The Best Things to Do in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
1:00 01/01/1970
I’ve only been walking around the Nicaraguan beach town of San Juan del Sur for 20 minutes, but already three guys have stopped to talk to Alex. Three HOT guys. Hot Canadian surfers with incredible...
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Sharing the Wonder of My First Solo Trip, 1973
1:00 01/01/1970
On my first solo trip to Europe, in 1973 — just after high school graduation — I wrote postcards home nearly every day. I packed so much information onto each card that it was a challenge to read...
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Meeting Teachers and Students at the LA Travel Show: Their Classroom is the World
1:00 01/01/1970
I enjoyed speaking at the LA Travel and Adventure Show this weekend. And a highlight was meeting the many teachers and students who incorporate travel into their classes and studies. For example,...
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4 fun ways to pass the time when stuck at O’Hare Airport
1:00 01/01/1970
Long layovers, flight delays, and cancellations are dreaded words in any traveler’s vocabulary. But being stuck at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport no longer means you are stuck to a plastic seat,...
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Behind the Scenes at a Travel Show
1:00 01/01/1970
This is travel show season when nearly each weekend I visit a big city’s convention center and give talks at a travel show. If you always wondered if these are worth the time and money (around $10...
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Hello Strudel, Schnitzel, Hanz, and Ludwig!
1:00 01/01/1970
A few posts ago I asked for help giving my sister Jan’s Iditarod dogs European-travelly nicknames. Thank you for the overwhelming response, both here on the blog and on Facebook! After reviewing...
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