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Travel as a Political Act

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Travel connects people with people. It helps us fit more comfortably and compatibly into a shrinking world. And it inspires creative new solutions to persistent problems facing our nation. We can’t understand our world without experiencing it. Traveling as a Political Act helps us take that first step.

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Published May 5th 2009 by Nation Books (first published March 20th 2009)

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Jul 27, 2011 Kristal Cooper added it

Rick Steves is no Samantha Brown… thank your chosen God! I’ve been a fan of his PBS series for 10+ years, appreciating his practical and useful information, as well as his intelligence and obvious enthusiasm for travel. His show and books helped me plan my own Travels in Europe and he never steered me wrong.

Anyone who’s lucky enough to travel – particularly to a foreign country – will tell you that travel changes you. The chance to see different cultures functioning the same way we do, but entir...more

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Jun 28, 2010 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bookcrossing, memoir-non-fiction, travel

I really loved this book. Rick Steves has such a great way of writing - it's very conversational, yet matter-of-fact, and he weaves his own real life experiences in with facts to make the reader really think and have some of those "ahhhh, I see" or "Wow, that's true" moments. Another thing I loved about this book is that I learned many new and interesting things about some foreign countries that I didn't know before (and in my book, that's one of the best things about both reading and traveling!...more

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Apr 20, 2010 Elaine Nelson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: autobiography, history, non-fiction, politics, travel, favorites

I first starting watching Steves's show when I was in college, and though we often made fun of his extreme dorkiness, I've always appreciated his enthusiasm for travel and for other cultures.

In this book, he writes about how his travels have given him new perspectives on the political and social challenges of our time. In particular, his way of traveling, which is to get away from the tours and tourist traps, and out into the everyday world.

Each chapter focuses on a different topic, explored thr...more

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Mar 29, 2010 Erik rated it 4 of 5 stars

Northwest native son, who also happens to be the man behind the Europe Through the Backdoor series of books and PBS show, has been flirting with more politically-minded writing and thoughts in recent years – mainly on his Saturday NPR show. And finally, here in his 2009 book, he weaves together his liberal-leaning sentiments. While those of to the right of the political spectrum will no doubt find Steves to be an irritant at times, what with his progressive stance on drugs, his ability to look t...more

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Jan 05, 2010 Kevin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Rick Steeves, as pleasant as he seems on PBS, comes across in this book as outrageously liberal. It reads like an angry treatise from an aging hippie who is trying to get back at the Bush administration.

Despite all of that, I really enjoyed reading this. His tips and expertise on travel issues are unsurpassed, and the perspectives he offers here are provocative and compelling. The disparity between American largesse and third-world lack is indeed absurd, and Steeves illustrates this very effecti...more

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Nov 21, 2011 Will Todd rated it 2 of 5 stars

It was okay (hence my 2-star rating).

Look, I like Rick Steves. A lot. I reread "Europe Through The Back Door" every few years or so just for enjoyment, and have read nearly all his other non-guidebook books ("Postcards from Europe", "Europe 101: History and Art for the Traveler", and even "Asia Through The Back Door" - a lost gem).

But (and this will seem odd) politics aside, this book seemed less original in its content than it was culled from sources I've heard/seen before. In other words, some...more

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Mar 25, 2010 Lisa Eggers rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love Rick Steves and I thought his TV special on Iran was AWSOME, but I wasn't really blown away by this book. I felt like he was preaching to the converted. I'm already way sold on these open-minded, progressive ideas and am well aware of the ways and means of other countries. I think I was just the wrong audience. I thought I'd be learning a lot of stuff I didn't already know, but I think a lot of peopel will find that it's just a brush-up course on international politics and religious issue...more

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May 25, 2009 Michael rated it 3 of 5 stars

Rick Steves is several years older than I am and was at the University of Washington as a student when I was an undergraduate, already teaching his "how to travel to Europe" classes in the so-called "Experimental College." He and I were in "REEU 220" together - "Introduction to East European Area Studies," which was an overview of the former Soviet bloc, taught by Imre Boba, who said "your neighbor's neighbor is your friend" (as opposed to your neighbor, who is your enemy) a geopolitical maxim t...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Jackie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Reminds me of The Logical Song by Super Tramp: "Better watch what you say, they'll be calling you a radical..." Who knew? Maybe those who follow Rick Steves more closely that I do. I was introduced to Rick by in-laws who used his guide for our 1999 trip to Italy. Had some mixed feelings about the accommodations they chose but overall found the guides useful. The PBS shows also, the Podcasts and Audio Guides more and mores so. When I saw this book I was intrigued. When I read this book I was...I...more

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Jun 05, 2009 Yoonmee rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: travel-writing

I thought this book would get more into the nitty gritty as to how to travel as a political act, but instead it turned out to be a series of field reports from several different countries and areas discussing Rick Stevens' politics on several issues. I wanted to learn more about how I, as the average traveler, could get a chance to talk more to the locals, how to do it safely without getting either ripped off or mugged or worse, how to find locals with interesting stories, etc. but it wasn't lik...more I thought this book would get more into the nitty gritty as to how to travel as a political act, but instead it turned out to be a series of field reports from several different countries and areas discussing Rick Stevens' politics on several issues. I wanted to learn more about how I, as the average traveler, could get a chance to talk more to the locals, how to do it safely without getting either ripped off or mugged or worse, how to find locals with interesting stories, etc. but it wasn't like that at all. Stevens shares how he talked to a few locals, but as a travel guide with a tv show, radio show, website, and several books under his belt, he doesn't have to worry about who to talk to, he can find interesting people or already knows about them. Plus, who doesn't want to talk to someone in the hopes that they could end up on tv, radio, or featured in a book in order to promote tourism or aid in their country?

I also disliked how his idea of travel was pretty touchy feely. He says, "Rather than accentuate the difference between 'us' and 'them,' I believe travel should bring us together." Well that's all nice and good (yay for warm fuzzies!) but can travel truly bring us together? Can a short jaunt to another country really and truly help us to understand another culture? True cultural exchange and understanding of another culture is hard work and takes a lot of time and effort. More time and effort than buying a plane ticket, flying somewhere "exotic," talking to a few locals, seeing the famous sites, walking around the neighborhoods, etc. I've been to Thailand, talked to locals, eaten the food, seen more temples than I can count, but I don't consider myself to really know or understand their culture at all. Do I understand how a Thai person thinks? How they conceive of the world? Of course not, and it would be ridiculous, incredibly naive, and, dare I say, vain of me to assume that just because I traveled there that I can truly understand. Yes, travel broadens our horizons, forces us into situations where we wouldn't normally take ourselves, and, yes, travel can be more than just a hedonistic pleasure cruise (not that I, like Stevens, have anything against hedonism and pleasure). Yes, travel can teach us new things about the world and possibly even challenge our own personal worldviews, but to believe that we can truly understand another culture or that we'll even get much of a inkling of what it's like for the people there just by walking through the slums of that country, well, that's a bit of a big pill to swallow.

All that said, I gave this book two stars because I did enjoy reading many sections on the different countries and learning more about certain countries. Still, I felt misled by the title of the book and what was actually in the book.(less)

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Dec 31, 2011 Mark rated it 5 of 5 stars

Travel as a political act (TAP I’ll call it), as proposed by Rick Steves, is not unlike the kind of travel that I pursue. He advocates people-to-people experiences, meeting locals. Travel to learn, broaden your perspectives and challenge your assumptions. The world as a classroom. “You can travel with your window rolled up or with your window rolled down” he says. In a sense this is the kind of travel I have enjoyed since I began my roaming as a High School exchange student in Panamá in 1984. Tr...more Travel as a political act (TAP I’ll call it), as proposed by Rick Steves, is not unlike the kind of travel that I pursue. He advocates people-to-people experiences, meeting locals. Travel to learn, broaden your perspectives and challenge your assumptions. The world as a classroom. “You can travel with your window rolled up or with your window rolled down” he says. In a sense this is the kind of travel I have enjoyed since I began my roaming as a High School exchange student in Panamá in 1984. Travel to me has been about real experiences, learning, challenging my perspectives and assumptions. This book reinforced ideas and behaviors that I already had, but I also learned a lot from it.

TAP doesn’t end when you step off the return flight. It continues in conversations you have with people after your return, further reading, and even local activism based on interests that you now have. I have been wondering how I could become more involved in educating Americans about Arabic culture after my return from Syria last spring. Reading about Steves’ experiences I see that connecting with locals is easier than you think, even if you share no common language. I often shy away from interacting with locals if I have no language to communicate with. But I also have had experiences in places like Tibet showed me that I can do it too. And finally, TPA should challenge your pre-conceptions and stereotypes even in terms of where you choose to travel. I have always been averse to traveling in the American South or to China. I think this is based on stereotypes that I have that I need to get over.

This book is probably the best of all of Rick Steves’ guidebooks. Even though it is not a guidebook in a strict sense—it is a book of reflections and essays on how Croatia & Bosnia are recovering from 10 years of civil war, how El Salvador is still haunted by 20 years of U.S.-sponsored terrorism and is now struggling economically with globalization, how travel to secular Islamic countries can change your mind about Islam, and how understanding Iran, the arch-enemy of the U.S., could possibly help us from going to war with them. It’s a book that all travellers should read.
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Oct 15, 2010 Madelon rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read TRAVEL AS A POLITICAL ACT (on Kindle) and was most impressed with the entire presentation of people as people. When I travel, I like to get off the beaten path. This summer I went on a Med cruise with my husband and another couple. It was agreed that we would book an excursion in each port to get a flavor of the place.

I found I got a much better flavor of the places in this book than I did on the tours. I would very much like to travel to some of the world's hot spots. When I express a d...more

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Sep 09, 2009 Elisha Condie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I used to think Rick Steves was just a doofy happy guy tootling around Europe hosting his PBS show. And I loved him. But he's actually much more than that. Don't let the doofy happy picture of him on the back cover fool you.

Rick Steves writes this book as an appeal to people to travel with a good heart, as representatives of America. The first few chapters compare Europe and America and what policies work in Europe and he thinks could work here. I easily imagined my conservative friends being r...more

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Sep 06, 2009 Neil rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love Rick Steves. Yes, he's nerdy, but his travel books are the model of what I think travel books should be. They're unabashedly excited about the locations that they cover, but not in a commercial way that overlooks the difficulties travelers can face. The advice is practical, maps are easy to use, and the opinions about the relative quality of various sightseeing experiences is almost always right on.

This book, however, seems a little unnecessary to me. I'm in total agreement with Rick's vi...more

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Mar 06, 2010 Patricia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sometimes I find Rick Steves a little preachy, but as I read this book, I found myself unwillingly agreeing with much of what he said. His main point - as he has crusaded for years - is to engage with the country you are visiting, to walk the streets, to shop the grocery stores, eat the street foods, stay in local hotels - or hostels.

I agree.

The alien nature of a foreign country can be so frightening, and engaging yourself in the daily life - even making mistakes - is part of gaining insights...more

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Dec 18, 2010 Wade rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: politics

I loved Rick Steves' message; that travel is the best way to provide hands-on exposure to history, culture, politics, conflict, religion, etc. Books alone cannot provide the same perspective.

“Travel is rich with learning opportunities… the ultimate souvenir is a broader outlook.” p 196

“What I learn about Islam from media in the US can fill me with fear and anger. What I learn about Islam by traveling to Muslim countries fills me with hope.” p 147

“Thoughtful travelers know that we are all citizen...more

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Nov 04, 2010 Chantaine rated it 1 of 5 stars

I attempted reading this book but had to stop after the second chapter. While he may have had good intentions and some interesting experiences to share, this guy is an absolute wanker! Sometimes it is possible to read a book for the information and ignore its overall voice, but his voice was particularly irritating one.

Steves writes from the perspective of an arrogant American and, in my opinion, does little to change this view that the world has on the US. While he does attempt to compare Ameri...more

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Mar 31, 2011 Beata Bowen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, non-fiction, travel, social-commentary

Everyone knows that in the U.S.A. there are two things you do not discuss in polite conversation: religion and politics. So what do you talk about when making small talk? Let's see.... You could talk about the weather. It may not seem like enough of a conversation topic, but you can easily expand on it. You can not only talk about current weather conditions, you can also compare this year's weather to last year's, or to the general trends in weather of the last decade. You can talk about the wea...more Everyone knows that in the U.S.A. there are two things you do not discuss in polite conversation: religion and politics. So what do you talk about when making small talk? Let's see.... You could talk about the weather. It may not seem like enough of a conversation topic, but you can easily expand on it. You can not only talk about current weather conditions, you can also compare this year's weather to last year's, or to the general trends in weather of the last decade. You can talk about the weather in different parts of the country. For example, our Northwest weather compared to the weather in the midwest or the Northeast. There is usually a difference and during the summer there is a good chance of tornados and/or hurricanes, so really, the weather is just a gold mine of pleasant, polite conversation.

Of course, there is a chance that someone mentions God in the conversation and His influence on the weather and then you might be tempted to slip into one of the two conversation taboos: religion. Yeah, don't do it. If someone insists that God brought down the tornado on Kansas, well, who are you to say that's not true. But... there is also weather in other places. Such as Vietnam, Greece or Cuba. As you're talking about the weather here, if you've been to any of these three places, you may feel tempted to start talking about the weather there. Oh, the winds and the humidity and 95 in the shade by 8:30 am and all that. Again, dangerous territory. Because then you're only a step away from talking about the other aspects of these countries, and even (gasp!) their politics!

Or... You can forget all that talk about the weather and jump right into it by talking politics! (yeah! that's my kind of a dinner party) Rick Steves agrees. "Don't be afraid to ruin dinners by bringing up uncomfortable realities" he states in the final chapter of this honest, openminded and inspiring account of some of his travels to politically charged countries, not usually found on most people's travel itineraries. He goes to former Yugoslavia, El Salvador, Turkey, Morocco, Iran (and yeah, western Europe too).

I love Rick Steves. I do not agree with all of his opinions and points of view, but I love his willingness to learn from his travels. He goes to these places, not so much to admire buildings and waterfalls, but to meet and understand the people who live there. And that is the best kind of travel. The more you get out there the more you become a more well-rounded human being, with a better grip on where we fit in in this world. As Steves says: "In a land where the afflicted and the comfortable are kept in different corners, people who connect those two worlds are doing everyone a service. Afflict the comfortable in order to comfort the afflicted." Well said, Rick, well said.(less)

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Aug 08, 2011 Arash Bayatmakou rated it 3 of 5 stars

I always thought Rick Steves was nothing more than just a big dork who had countless naive American followers that would do anything he suggested and sheepishly follow his recommended tours, but this book proved me wrong. Steves believes that travel is about many things, but fundamentally, it's about the lessons you learn about yourself, your community and your perspective on the world. He recognizes the value of travel and how it can expand people's everyday understanding of the world. He takes...more

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Oct 17, 2010 Madeleine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bio-memoir, latin-america, nonfiction, northwest, scandinavia

I want to write Rick Steves a fan letter. I know this makes me a giant nerd. The question at this point is just: how giant?

When I was a kid, my family traveled for a year. We had Rick Steves backpacks (actually, I still use mine), advice gleaned from a Rick Steves Travel Class (really), and a Rick Steves guidebook to art museums in Europe. I mightily resisted going to art museums (I was 13), but upon being dragged to one I would tear bits out of that guidebook* and carry them around with me as I...more I want to write Rick Steves a fan letter. I know this makes me a giant nerd. The question at this point is just: how giant?

When I was a kid, my family traveled for a year. We had Rick Steves backpacks (actually, I still use mine), advice gleaned from a Rick Steves Travel Class (really), and a Rick Steves guidebook to art museums in Europe. I mightily resisted going to art museums (I was 13), but upon being dragged to one I would tear bits out of that guidebook* and carry them around with me as I Looked At Art. Nine times out of ten, I learned something and actually enjoyed myself.

Now as an adult I have Travel as a Political Act. I loved this book. This is Steves's take on how travelers can connect with people, listen, learn, and work for change after returning to their homes. It's also a travel book, with great stories and glossy pages and pretty photos.

Steves goes to the former Yugoslavia (oooo now I want to go there), Denmark, the Netherlands, El Salvador, Turkey, and Iran. Steves's big thing is Europe, and the Europe sections are one of the book's two big strengths. The depth of his knowledge about and experience traveling there leads him to a balanced** analysis of what the US can learn from Europe (one of the primary ways Steves works for change based on what he's seen as a traveler is his advocacy for marijuana law reform along the lines of policy in some European countries...not something I'd choose***, but it seems that he's pretty effective).

The book's other strength is Steves's description of the time he spent in Iran, making a travel film for PBS. In a way this is the opposite of the chapters on Europe, because he's a clueless newcomer rather than an expert. He presents the Iranian people he meets as human beings rather than the "Axis of Evil," speaks out against war with Iran, and re-examines popular assumptions about Islam. He does this all in terms that I think the average reader**** would relate to--addressing rather than ignoring some of Americans' uglier beliefs about the Muslim world(s). And again he finds a way to work for change after returning back to the US--this time, by making the film.

Travel as a Political Act wasn't perfect. Being me, I would have liked more discussion of Steves's privilege--of the white American male traveler's privilege (after all, "travel as a political act" would be impossible without a bank account and a passport most customs agents will honor). I was willing to overlook that because I found a lot of value in the book. And at times, Steves came off as moderate enough to make me roll my eyes. However: I think he's exactly as moderate as he needs to be to reach a broad range of people. For example, I happily tolerated his abstract Nice Remarks About Capitalism, because those remarks will encourage some people to keep reading when they encounter his much more concrete analysis of what's working right in places like Denmark (hint: it's not capitalism).

*Apparently I learned to rip up my guidebooks early in life. By the time I left Japan to move back to the US, my guidebook was missing about half its sections.

**I do NOT mean this in the Faux News sense.

***I agree with his politics...I'm just completely not attracted to things that need to be smoked.

****As my current definition of "travel as a political act" involves going to Gaza (someday), I'm not sure I qualify as the "average reader" anymore.(less)

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May 17, 2010 BoekenTrol rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 4thEstate

Recommended to BoekenTrol by: ravencat

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I liked this book. But...

I was the only European in the bookcrossing ring for this book. I got it from the US and from me it is going straight back.

I do not regret signing up for this ring. It was a very entertaining book from time to time. It reminded me of my own travels and living abroad. It may be my European look on the world (that differs significantly form the American look, if I may believe the writer (and I do!!)), but I did mingle, tried the local food, talked to local people while on...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Sharon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: travel

While I have watched many an episode of "Rick Steves' Europe," I have not read any of his books before this. "Travel as a Political Act" speaks to something I have been saying for many years: travel broadens who you are as a person.

In this book, Steves talks about becoming a "temporary local" and interacting with the people of the country one visits instead of interacting solely with the cultural exhibits. Steves says (and my experience bears out) that it's the surest way to obtain an improved u...more

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Aug 26, 2009 Joanna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: travel

In college (Covenant College), many of our classes focused on the ideas of worldview thinking, the way that our cultural and historical context affects how we see the world. In this book, Rick Steves focuses on the way that travel--even if through brief trips--can give us profound insights into the worldviews of other countries. It gives us insight into the way other countries work, but it also can shape our own worldview so that we can engage in our own culture and political system(s) in a more...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Tonia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

As Rick Steves is one of the most seasoned travellers of which I am aware, I had high expectations of this piece of writing, in particular because it branches off from his repeated pattern of reporting on the good, bad and challenges of a particular place or city. This book appeared to meander into the more tempestuous waters of the politics of travel, which, as a travel and tourism graduate student, I have been researching for two years.

Each chapter presents a country (or city) and a specific...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Janet rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. I've always liked Rick Steves, but did sometimes cringe at his seeming dorkiness This, combined with watching his show on Iran and a show about the making of his PBS series, made me realize he's not at all a dork (and I'd have a lot better time abroad if I could relax and be as friendly and extroverted as he is).

I do think it's a shame that a lot of the people who should read this book probably won't, and a lot of people who do read it already agree with him and travel this wa...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Andy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: world, travel-exploration

Wow! This is a book everyone should read, whether they like to travel or not. I've always been a fan of "The Steez" (as my brother and I refer to him). This book contains great examples of why I appreciate and respect his opinions. Rick Steves is a reasonable and moderate thinker. He is willing to look at issues from both sides and he is sympathetic of others' opinions.

I'm looking forward to when I'll be able to sponsor a study abroad scholarship (this idea is mentioned in the book). When I do,...more

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Dec 15, 2010 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me start by disclosing that Rick Steves is my travel guru. I have depended on his books and podcasts for European travel and have seen him speak in Edmonds. His travel advice is always helpful.
The messages in this book are focused on tolerance and avoidance of ethnocentrism. While at times he is more direct and overtly liberal on social issues than you might expect, he is always respectful of his readers. Those familiar with him will not be surprised by this as he is very open about his bel...more

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Aug 12, 2010 Carol rated it 5 of 5 stars

Great book -- it really illuminates US attitudes and approaches to a wide variety of topics (sex, nudity, drugs/alcohol, Islam, global corporations, use of military force). Steves' writing style is simple and conversational (he writes much like he sounds on his radio show). While his style may be simple, his ideas are not. His coverage of Muslim countries was particularly adept. He comes across as a passionate believer in peace and our common humanity. His discussion of drug policy was also enli...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Kaitlin Oujo rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013

I had pretty high expectations for this book... the introductory essay was really introspective about the importance of travel, and how people can travel more thoughtfully to learn about politics and draw political lessons from travel. The rest of the book was swill. I felt like I was reading a really, really long Tom Friedman column (though, in fairness to Mr. Steves, he has never pretended to be anything other than a travel writer). It was very morally instructive, and preachy. I'm very well t...more

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Feb 24, 2010 Jen rated it 5 of 5 stars

My husband and I started watching Rick Steves on PBS a sort of an ironic joke. We also enjoy armchair traveling, so what began as irony led to an actual real appreciation for Steves' work. For all his wholesome winsomeness, Steves is a sharp and thoughtful traveler, and I really admire his personal dedication to the causes he supports. The man puts his money where his mouth is. Part travel memoir, part call to action, and part political musings, this is a great book for thoughtful citizens, whet...more

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