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Gene Openshaw is a writer, composer, and longtime collaborator with travel expert Rick Steves. A native of suburban Seattle, Gene studied Religious Studies at Stanford University, graduating with broad academic interests and an aversion to conventional career paths. He worked as a roofer, teacher, movie projectionist, and piano player, all while cultivating a lifelong passion for music, art, and travel. In the 1970s, he and Rick Steves backpacked across Europe and Asia, experiences that seeded a decades-long creative partnership in guidebook writing, television production, and educational programming.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Gene immersed himself in Seattle’s vibrant cultural scene. He performed in bands and improv groups, wrote comedy and
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