Cooking with Chef Roberto: New Olive Oil and Old Wine
20:51 28/01/2016
As I like to do every couple of weeks, today I’m sharing a post from Cameron Hewitt (co-author of many of my Europe guidebooks). If you like this tasty...
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Ringing in the (Bulgarian) New Year with a Blessing
21:11 27/01/2016
On the last day of our guide summit, our Bulgarian guide, Stefan Bozadzhiev, graced me and our entire staff with a traditional Bulgarian blessing: “Let...
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What Tour Guides Do on Their Day Off...in Seattle
3:46 27/01/2016
Each night during our week-long tour guide summit, our guides enjoyed social activities. On Sunday afternoon — with the busy reunion parties and most of...
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An Irishman in Edmonds Charms Tour Alums
19:09 26/01/2016
At each of our tour alum parties, we give the mic to six or seven of our European guides, who take turns sharing the fun of their own culture and country....
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Reconnecting with Last Year’s Travel Buddies
23:04 25/01/2016
The 20th annual Rick Steves Tour Guide Summit was a multifaceted event. Along with our guides’ festivities, we have our tour alumni party — actually...
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Tour Guide Talent Show: The Great Spanish Debate
20:31 25/01/2016
A highlight of our annual tour guides’ summit is our international talent show, which turns our living room into a jam-packed theater. In this skit,...
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Spotted by Locals Tirana on Albanian TV!
10:17 25/01/2016
Our Spotter Matilda was invited on national television to talk about how she promotes her city. She talked about Spotted by Locals a lot, and of course we...
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Tour Guide Talent Show: German Comedians
5:53 25/01/2016
It just feels right to invite all of our guides over to my house for a big party as a thanks for the great work they do each tour season. And part of the...
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Tour Guide Talent Show: Italian Gestures
20:52 24/01/2016
A highlight of our annual guides’ summit is our international talent show, which turns my living room into a jam-packed theater. In this skit, our...
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A Rollicking Rick Steves Tour Guide Party
23:37 23/01/2016
My favorite party of the year is the day in January I open my house to our guides. Last year was packed to the max. We had 30 percent more guides this...
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