Rick Steves
American travel writer and host of Rick Steves' Europe on public television.
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- Rick Steves is an American travel writer and broadcaster who encourages travellers to go beyond the main sights and live like "temporary locals".
- He self-published the first edition of Europe Through the Back Door in 1980 and runs his company, Rick Steves' Europe, from his hometown of Edmonds, Washington.
- He has hosted Rick Steves' Europe on public television from 2000 and the radio show Travel with Rick Steves from 2005 (as of November 2026).
Key facts
- Born
- 10 May 1955, Barstow, California1
- Television
- Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, 1991 to 1998; Rick Steves' Europe, from 20001
- Radio
- Travel with Rick Steves, from 2005 (as of November 2026)1
- Books
- Europe Through the Back Door, self-published 1980, and many guidebooks1
- Education
- University of Washington, European history and business administration, 19781
- Home
- Edmonds, Washington, where his family moved in 19671
- Giving
- Built the Trinity Place transitional housing in Lynnwood (2005) and gave it to the YWCA in 20171
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