1980s Throwback: Sink Stoppers and “Handwritten” Postcards
1:00 01/01/1970
In the 1980s, hotel sinks didn’t have stoppers in the drains. Why? To stop backpackers from washing their clothes in the room. To get around this, we produced a sink stopper (a little orange...
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Black Friday Deal: Season 8 DVD Set
1:00 01/01/1970
We have just announced our crazy Black Friday blowout on our new Season 8 DVD set – all 12 shows plus our Holy Land DVD for $12.49. This is a huge savings and a great gift for any traveler on...
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My 1972 high school German oompah band
1:00 01/01/1970
Let’s throw it way back…to 1972. I’m tooting away on my sousaphone in our high school German oompah band. Cobbling together my Norwegian sweater (complete with pewter buckles), a good German...
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L.A. Times Op-Ed: Tune Out Cable News and Turn Away Fear
1:00 01/01/1970
Thanks for the many thoughtful comments on my recent LA Times editorial about fear (which you can read at the end of this post). One man, noting that he was “getting closer to that permanent dirt...
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Rick Steves’ #ShareYourPlate Challenge
1:00 01/01/1970
Happy Thanksgiving! This Thanksgiving I’m caught up in a fun little movement, inspired by Pope Francis, that we do more than just be thankful and pray for hungry people…but that we raise...
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My top 10 tips for making travel a political act
1:00 01/01/1970
To celebrate the release of the second edition of my book, Travel as a Political Act, I’m sharing my top tips for making travel a political act. For me, the great value of travel is the...
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Our 1990 pilot show: Baggy khakis, aviator glasses, and good tips
1:00 01/01/1970
This video clip was from our 1990 pilot show — back when I couldn’t say more than one sentence at a time to the camera. (I’ve found that now my barrier is 100 words — try as I might, it …...
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Throwback Thursday: Vinnie Van Go
1:00 01/01/1970
Twenty years ago, unleaded gas was a novelty — if your car needed it, you had to look for stations that provided it. And you’d purchase coupons in lire at the border of Italy to save money on...
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The People Have Spoken: Doubling the Number of States with Legal Marijuana
1:00 01/01/1970
The people have spoken — the voters in two more states, plus the District of Columbia, say, “Stop locking up pot smokers.” After last night’s election, drug policy trends in the USA are...
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Booo!: Vote With Wisdom Rather Than Fear
1:00 01/01/1970
Booo! I was out taking a walk, turned a corner, and nearly ran into a scarecrow. We were both startled, and I remarked at how much fear there is in our society these days — even apart from...
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