“The most frightened people are the people who don’t travel,” Rick Steves says. “Fear is for people who don’t get out very much.”
To a certain subset of anxious but enthusiastic middle-class Americans—for those who yearn to see Paris before they die, and want to make sure they don’t miss a croissant or fresco while they’re there—Rick Steves is a bona-fide celebrity. His voice in his popular series of guidebooks is, by his own admission, oozing with dad vibes; bad puns flow from his fingers alongside gee-golly exclamations of wonder about the majesty of marble buttresses.
I want to go all the way back. What was your childhood like? Did your parents travel before they were married? Have you ever had a confrontation with somebody on one of your tours over the years, somebody who really didn’t want to step outside their box? If there’s a group of people without a leader, it just grinds to a halt. Somebody needs to go, “Do you know that museums are closed tomorrow? And this museum requires a reservation?” When I was a kid, I would travel with my friends from the dorm, and I was always organizing and they were complaining and sometimes I would just go on strike. And then after a few minutes they go, “O.K., Rick, you be the guide.” And then we got things done again.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
LeBron, Rick Ross, MGK and more hit the town Friday for NBA All-Star Weekend partiesSome of the biggest names in music and sports took in Cleveland’s nightlife through the wee hours of the morning.
Read more »
Mayoral candidate Rick Caruso's real estate empire poses possible conflicts of interest. Here's his planThe real estate company that bears his name will get a new CEO if Caruso is elected and the firm enters a blind trust.
Read more »
Russia to stage nuclear drills as tensions over Ukraine remain highThe drumbeat of warnings that a larger conflict could start at any moment continued Friday after President Biden warned that Washington saw no signs of a promised Russian withdrawal of troops around Ukraine but, rather, more being moved in.
Read more »
Russian-backed rebel leader in Ukraine calls for civilian evacuation as fears of invasion growThe move comes amid a spike in shelling across the line of contact between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed rebels in the region in recent days that fueled Western fears that Moscow could use it as a pretext for an invasion.
Read more »
‘Strawberry Mansion’ review: It’s 2035, your dreams are full of advertisements and making someone very rich"Strawberry Mansion," with its mix of reality, fantasy, animation and dream worlds, revives the dream logic and free-association inventions of Michel Gondry, Terry Gilliam and others.
Read more »