Travel Legend Rick Steves

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Places & Travel, Entrepreneurship, Business, Society & Culture

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Traveling abroad had such an impact on Rick early on, that he chose to dedicate his life to helping others see the world. In 1976, he launched Rick Steves’ Europe and, over time, built a travel empire along with a community of raving fans (including me!). His best-selling guidebook series, public television show, public radio show, syndicated travel column, small group tours, free resources, and other media all align with his core mission to help people get out and travel Europe. Rick has had a huge influence on me, both personally and professionally. His recommendations helped shape some of my early trips to Europe, ultimately leading to my life of travel. Rick also showed me it was possible to craft a career around my passion for helping others travel the world. Needless to say, he’s been a dream guest for me, and it was an absolute honor to chat with him and share this conversation with you today. What was your biggest takeaway from this episode? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you will share them by sending me an audio message. We're republishing this incredible interview with Rick Steves to send him some love after his recent diagnosis. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune in to Learn: How Rick’s trip to Norway at 14 years old transformed him forever What he learned from his first time off the road in decades during the pandemic Why Rick encouraged people to rip out pages of one of his guidebooks How the idea of “cronocentrism” can help to inform your travels Our mutual love for “stolen” sandwiches His thoughts on ethical travel in the era of climate change Rick’s advice for getting out of your comfort zone as an experienced traveler The best lesson his parents ever taught him (which also doubles as great business advice) The joy of Rick’s work and how he uses his platform for change And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Follow Rick on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter Learn more about Rick Steves Europe Download the Rick Steves Audio Europe app Want More? Travel as a Force for Good, the Role of Travel Media, and Uncrowded Destinations to Visit with AFAR Co-Founder Greg Sullivan Biking the World For Climate Change w/ Devi Lockwood Discovering The Hidden Europe with Francis Tapon Thanks to Our Sponsors Babbel - Learn a new language with Babbel! Visit babbel.com/zerototravel to get up to 60% off your subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jason here and just wanted to share a quick little personal note before we get into
0:07.8	this episode. I'm republishing with travel legend Rick Steves. And if you're from the U.S.,
0:13.7	you probably already know who Rick Steves is. If you're not, long story short, he has helped
0:19.3	millions of people travel. He's been a sort of a mentor
0:23.3	to me, unbeknownst to him. I've followed his work for quite a long time. And he has written
0:29.7	loads of guidebooks. He's taken people all over the world through his tour company. He has
0:36.1	inspired millions to travel through his public television show.
0:40.3	And he recently announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
0:45.9	He had a very uplifting message, personal message that he shared out on social media,
0:52.2	saying, you know, it was caught early and the doctor is assuring him
0:56.5	this is a good kind of cancer to get and there's no signs of having it, having spread,
1:02.6	and, you know, has a great positive attitude about the whole thing like he always does. And I got
1:10.1	the pleasure of meeting Rick in person when he came through Os he always does. And I got the pleasure of meeting Rick
1:11.6	in person when he came through Oslo last year. And I mean, he's just like he is on TV. He's curious.
1:17.1	He's, um, he's just a all-around great guy. He's got this zest for life. You know, I was really
1:23.8	sorry to hear that this happened, that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
1:29.1	It's a cancer that my father had.
1:30.2	He is okay.
1:33.6	And, you know, hopefully everything goes okay with Rick. But I just wanted to put this out to kind of share my love for Rick here.
1:39.8	Let him know that we're thinking about him over here at the Zero to Travel podcast. And I'm sure there
1:46.0	are plenty of people in this community who are maybe already aware of this or maybe they're hearing
1:50.8	this for the first time. But regardless, I thought this would be a good time to send Rick some
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