Connecting Across Cultures
Stef shares her experiences working for Rick Steves’ Europe and traveling on Rick Steves tours!
I was on the couch with my corona quarantine companion last Wednesday, watching a bit of telly, when my boss appeared. On came an episode of Rick Steves’ Europe! Naturally, we decided to watch. It was the “Scotland’s Highlands” episode, and eight minutes in, with the lush landscape of Glencoe as backdrop, Rick introduces local…
Guidebook author, television host, and travel icon, Rick Steves, is — under normal circumstances — always in Europe for his birthday (May 10th). And he’s a workaholic, you could say. But that’s just because Rick loves his job and believes deeply in travel as a perspective-broadening force for good in the world. In fact, Rick’s…
Today is a special day because it marks a big milestone for me. It’s the one-year (plus one day!) anniversary of my having published my very first blog post. In other words, it’s my very first blogiversary. YAY! That very first post was aptly titled It’s About Damn Time, because it took me so long…