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Rick Steves Is Tired of Hearing 'Have a Safe Trip'

2025/6/29
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Ryan Knudson: 我即将带九个月大的孩子和两岁半的儿子去欧洲旅行，想知道带小孩旅行是否可行，以及您有什么建议。 Rick Steves: 我有20年带孩子旅行的经验，如果能兼顾家庭和成人旅行，会是很美好的经历。带孩子去欧洲旅行是一种美好的教育和亲子方式，不会后悔。我认为如果每个人在投票前都旅行过，世界会更加稳定、公正和美好。

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Rick Steves, a renowned travel expert, discusses his career, the evolution of his travel business, and his belief that travel acts as a political act promoting cross-cultural understanding. He emphasizes the importance of travel in fostering global stability and justice, highlighting the transformative potential of experiencing different cultures firsthand.
  • Rick Steves' first trip to Europe was in 1969.
  • He views travel as a political act that fosters understanding and fights xenophobia.
  • He believes that traveling before voting would make the world a more stable and just place.

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To renowned travel guru Rick Steves), “fear is for people who don’t get out very much.” The travel mogul has built an empire on a philosophy of travel that builds bridges. Recently, he sat down with Ryan Knutson) at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in Seattle for a conversation about his business, his politics and how the two intersect.

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