Rick Steves
@ricksteves.bsky.social
Guidebook author, TV & radio host, business owner, Lutheran, and NORML Board Member. Fanatically positive and militantly optimistic.
Pisa's Piazza of Miracles is an amazing collection of architectural sights (cathedral, baptistry, cemetery, and the bell tower). It has another dimension I find endlessly entertaining: tourists posing for a good photo while instructing friends exactly how to shoot it. (I have fun with this too.)
@nbcnews.com featured me in its "Great Americans" series. The story reflects my passion for broadening Americans' perspectives through travel. As we celebrate our nation's 250th, one of the best ways to appreciate America is to understand the world beyond it. www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...
Great Americans: A conversation with travel writer Rick Steves
Tom Llamas has the story of Rick Steves, who has inspired millions of Americans to travel abroad which he says makes America a better country.
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Palazzo Davanzati is one of Florence’s underrated sights. It’s also an opportunity to appreciate how people lived 600 years ago in Italy. Running water? No…but from the 4th floor, you have bucket access to the cistern well. What’s your favorite glimpse of medieval life at a European sight?
The Great Collapsible Florence Market We all love Europe’s old town street markets, but where do they go at night? Check out this creative solution in Florence. What late-night observations have you enjoyed in your travels?
I get a big kick out of visiting places on the covers of our guidebooks — and I know many of you do, too. If you've "done the cover," I'd love to see your photos in the comments.
Watch Now — My Spring 2026 Trip Report: 50 Days and 50 Nights in Europe More than 3,000 travelers joined me live on Monday Night Travel as I shared photos, stories, and lessons learned from nearly two months of guidebook research across Europe. Watch a recording: www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/...
Rick’s Spring 2026 Trip Report — 50 Days and 50 Nights in Europe
Enjoy our live Monday Night Travel party with this video recorded on June 29, 2026. After nearly two months of guidebook research across Europe, Rick returns to Monday Night Travel to share his disco...
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One of the joys of travel is meeting the locals. On my recent trip to the Greek Isles, I made a new friend: "Sponge Bob." To meet him and learn about the discoveries of my spring research trip, join me tonight (June 29, 6pm PT/9pm ET) on Monday Night Travel. Register: www.ricksteves.com/mnt
On the Next Monday Night Travel: My Spring 2026 Trip Report — 50 Days and 50 Nights in Europe Join me next Monday (June 29, 6pm PT/9pm ET) for photos, stories, and lessons learned from nearly two months of guidebook research across Italy, Greece, and Switzerland. Register: www.ricksteves.com/mnt
Guest Column by Rick Steves: Among the things I love about Italy is how the Renaissance can be spliced into your travels. In Florence, you can sleep in a converted 16th-century monastery that’s just a block from Michelangelo’s “David.”
Guest Column | Rick Steves: How to experience Italy’s Renaissance in person
Brunelleschi's dome, Michelangelo's David and other ways to splice the Renaissance into your travels.
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On the island of Naxos, meet a 15-foot-tall boy who broke his leg 2,600 years ago. The Flerio Kouros hasn’t healed...he seems kind of lonely...and you can enjoy an unforgettable moment alone in a shady corner of that sun-burnt island with him. Look for our new Greek Isles guidebook in 2027!
I’m just finishing up two weeks of pedal-to-the-metal research as we update our “Rick Steves Greece” guidebook and work on a new Greek Islands guidebook, coming in 2027. Every day, I’ve found new ways to connect vividly with the local culture... which often involves eating and drinking.
Out now! David Beckmann calls us to push back, restore progress against injustice, and turn values into action. With a foreword by celebrated writer Rick Steves. Order now: https://bit.ly/3OxwJPz Read a preview: https://bit.ly/481Lzo6
Now’s a good time for a rewatch of Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe.... youtu.be/JU1IVW6uqM0?...
Rick Steves' The Story of Fascism in Europe
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Don’t miss a rollicking evening of travel fun and magic moments with me as I cap off our 2026 virtual Festival of Tours on Monday, April 27, at 6pm PT/9pm ET. Register now at www.ricksteves.com/tours/festival (it's free & easy!) — and let's raise a nice glass of red wine to happy travels together!
In Seattle? Please join Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee and me this Sunday, April 26 at 4pm for “The Traveler and the Bishop on the State of America's Democracy and Christian Nationalism.” It’s free & easy to register at www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/travel-classes/travel-talks-with-rick. See you soon!
Back in 1978, when I was just 23 years old, I traveled with my best friend from Istanbul to Kathmandu — and almost 50 years later, my journal from that trip became a NYT Best Seller. Pick up a paperback edition of “On the Hippie Trail” today — and stow away with me on the adventure of a lifetime!
Going abroad as an American in today's world? Get ready to explain the electoral college, travel guru Rick Steves says.
When history repeats itself, traveling is a political act, Rick Steves tells Bellingham | Cascadia Daily News
The travel guru says the response to global uncertainty isn't to stay in but to get out
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Guidebook massacre! I’m prepping for 50 days of research in Europe. And that means it’s time for a little pre-trip violence… I just finished ripping up my guidebooks. Have a peek… if you dare.
Thanks for including On the Hippie Trail, @latimes.com!
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 4mo agoThe 200 plus voters for our 101 best book club picks helped compile an in-depth list that includes 10 categories for a variety of readers. Check it out here: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/list/best-book-club-books?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
Let's pray that Trump considers the hard and human reality of “collateral damage”...
The Edmonds-based travel writer and TV personality says: “A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it.”
Rick Steves weighs in on WA ‘millionaires tax’
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Everyone from @eiagrossepointe.bsky.social is so thankful for @ricksteves.bsky.social for speaking at #NoKings in Grosse Pointe, Michigan!
Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"
Did you catch #MondayNightTravel with @ricksteves.bsky.social and @bread4theworld.bsky.social's EugeneCho? It was an informative conversation about hunger—and I was thrilled they talked about my forthcoming book: #PovertyAbolitionists www.davidbeckmann.net/post/eugene-...
Eugene Cho and Rick Steves talk about ending hunger
Rick Steves and Eugene Cho discussed the fight against hunger on Rick's March 23 edition of Monday Night Travel. The entire 90-minute program is worth watching. I especially appreciated Eugene's repor...
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Rick Steves: "Know people before you bomb them." On Death, Sex & Money, the travel writer reflects on the 2009 episode of his show on Iran. Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/MGQw7_-6uCw?...
At the very least, I wish more Americans would watch and support @pbs.org. If you haven't seen the @ricksteves.bsky.social Iran episode, you really should take the time. These little windows can change perspectives. Let’s start with empathy. youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg?...
Rick Steves' Iran (2009)
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The paperback edition of “On the Hippie Trail” hits bookstores in just a month — and I’ll be hitting the road in late April for a book tour! Tickets are still available in Brookline, Kansas City, and San Diego — find out more at www.ricksteves.com/about-rick/wheres-rick, and I hope to see you there!
