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Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Introducing Rick Steves: America’s Favorite Tour Guide from Peak Travel.
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If you’re an American who likes to travel, you’ve undoubtedly been influenced by Rick Steves. He’s known for his guidebooks about visiting Europe on a budget. We sit down with the beloved travel writer and TV personality to hear about his new book — and reflect on his decades-long career, how he thinks travel media has changed, and his own impact on destinations around the world.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steves. |
| 0:02.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steves. |
| 0:03.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steves. |
| 0:04.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steves. |
| 0:05.0 | Back with more of the best of Europe. |
| 0:08.0 | If you couldn't tell, that's Rick Steves. |
| 0:11.0 | He's a pretty famous traveler. |
| 0:13.0 | Born and raised in Washington State, he first left home back in the 60s to explore Europe. |
| 0:18.0 | And he never stopped. |
| 0:20.0 | This time, we're exploring the wonders of Paris. |
| 0:22.6 | Eternally entertaining and endlessly inspiring Rome. |
| 0:25.6 | Yep, we're on a cruise ship, and we're sailing the Mediterranean. |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome aboard. |
| 0:31.6 | If you're an American who likes to travel, you've probably heard his voice, or read one of his guidebooks. |
| 0:36.6 | Even if you haven't, |
| 0:38.6 | your travel decisions have undoubtedly been influenced by Rick. He's ubiquitous in the travel media |
| 0:43.7 | industry. The nerdy guy wearing wireframe glasses and jeans with sneakers, telling other |
| 0:49.4 | Americans where they should go, what they should do, and how they can have the best time on their |
| 0:54.1 | trips abroad. |
| 0:56.7 | From W.HYY, this is Peak Travel. I'm Teriram Zazawa. |
| 1:05.1 | In this episode, we're doing something a little different. We're having an in-depth conversation with Rick Steves. |
| 1:13.7 | We'll talk about his new book and ask him to reflect on his career, |
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