Face it.
Many of us forgot about travel during Covidian lockup and spent a year or three rediscovering the thrill of growing prize backyard tomatoes, quilting and re-examining our inner selves, lives, and priorities.
Well, the navel gazing is getting old and it's way past time to go traveling.
If all you've seen of Rick Steves is the milquetoast persona of NPR travel shows, you are missing the good stuff.
I present, badass Rick Steves with a touch of attitude (swag even), racy humour, zingers and practical paybacks.
Rick is a baller.
Here's a start. Enjoy!
What’s the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches watches.
-Rickie :)
Bonus: Rick Steves coveted Packing Light checklist:
OK, since you asked “for research”.. here’s how it’s done.
The nine levels of Pickpocketing:
“I’M SORRY YOU FOUND SO LITTLE OF VALUE IN MY POCKET.
PERHAPS IT’S TIME TO PURSUE ANOTHER PROFESSION”
-Rick
Rick Seves c. 1978
QUESTION: IS THERE ANY PLACE IN THE US WHERE I CAN PRACTICE DRIVING ON THE LEFT before a vacation in the UK?
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/england/driving-practice-for-uk
Chris Plummer: Sound of Music
Although he was embarrassed, at first, about the role, which Plummer described as "so awful and sentimental and gooey",[44] the film made cinematic history, becoming the all-time top-grossing film, eclipsing Gone with the Wind.[45] He found all aspects of making the film unpleasant, except working with Andrews, and he avoided using its name, instead calling it "that movie", "S&M" and "The Sound of Mucus".[46][47] He declined to attend the 40th Anniversary cast reunion,[48] but he did provide commentary on the 2005 DVD release.[49]
He relented for the 45th anniversary and appeared with the full cast on The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 28, 2010.[50] In 2009, Plummer said that he was "a bit bored with the character". He said: "Although we worked hard enough to make him interesting, it was a bit like flogging a dead horse. And the subject matter is not mine. I mean, it can't appeal to every person in the world."[5] However, he admitted that the film itself was well made and was proud to be associated with a film with such mass appeal. "But it was a very well-made movie, and it's a family movie and we haven't seen a family movie, I don't think, on that scale for ages."[51] In one interview he said that he had "terrific memories" of making the movie.[52]
Plummer passed away in 2021 at age 90