What I Learned from Rick Steves About Travel

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Rick Steves' travel philosophy encourages people to explore less-touristy areas of destinations and to become immersed in the local people's way of life. Rick has literally “written the book” on traveling to Europe with his series of guidebooks on European travel. I often cite Rick Steves as one of my inspirations for starting Yellow Productions. In this video I’ll share 20 things that I’ve learned from Rick Steves to form my own travel philosophy. I’ll also share some of the areas that Rick and I disagree on when it comes to how to travel.
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@StamfordBridge Год назад

I have benefited from many of Rick Steves’ tips on my travels, and I enjoy his videos. For me, he’s the Mr. Rogers of travel.

@SwiftyTravels Год назад

Both you and Rick Steve’s give some of the best travel advice!!!!

@YellowProductions Год назад

Aww. Thanks Swifty Travels!

@wrldtrvlr4vr Год назад

I used to watch Rick Steve's travel shows. Great guy, tons of helpful information.

@WineAndRoses9526 Год назад

Rick Steves has helped introduce me to travel & history in an interesting way. Traveling, to me, is a wonderful way to open up to the differences of the world. Stepping out from my small world & into a huge world of wonderful things. Being mindful about one’s surroundings for safety no matter if I’m in my own city or elsewhere.

@kimgrod Год назад

Took advantage of many a business trip. Sometimes did things solo, often would get a few peeps together and travel about. An adventure with new friends is awesome!

@MC22Scott Год назад

I always get magnets when we travel too! Some days I look over the fridge while making breakfast and reminisce.

@annaburch3200 Год назад

My first trip to Europe, 30 years ago, was based off of Rick Steves suggestions. His office is near by and they hold great classes. My neighbor works as one of his Europe guides. My in-laws have done several of his tours. He's a HUGE travel influence in my life. 👍

@YellowProductions Год назад

Neat Anna!

@jimmyjames6492 8 дней назад

Thanks for the info + video!

@gilbertocarmona6295 Год назад

Another great video. It is always good to remember that there is a small (but very important) difference between "good cheap food" and "cheapest food" and I learned it from you!!

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks Gilberto!

@kellydooling Год назад

wow, your section about people who travel for work but never leave the hotel really struck a cord with me. i work an annual international conference and most of the team just stays in the hotel or their room after long work days. not me!! i am out the door as soon as i can to explore. if possible, i’ll tack a day or two of personal days onto the trip to really get to know the area. i honestly just don’t get the whole “remain in the bubble” philosophy.

@jameshiga8077 Год назад

Hi Chris. Thank you for the great live stream. I When I travel. I also like to explore and learn about the culture I'm visiting. I try to see more of the local places than the tourist sites. Isn't that why you travel to a certain place. You benefit so much more when you interact with the locals and the memories you get are priceless. Take care.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thats why you and I travel at least. I'm sure some people have other reasons 😉

@HusbandnWifeDuo Год назад

Love from Ontario, Canada! My wife and I have been watching your videos on our TV's youtube feature for about 2-3 months now. Because of watching on TV, we were unable to subscribe to the channel. We watched this vlog just a few minutes after the streaming, but could not leave a comment. This was an educating vlog! You may be surprised to know that I came to know about Rick Steves through his less known younger sister Jan Steves. Jan is a musher, who was, till a few years ago, a regular participant in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Racing. She and her team of sled dogs were sponsored by Rick Steves. Again, your vlogs are the best. I have been watching your London vlogs recently, especially the scams and the free attractions, as I am about to travel to that city plus hike in two southern national parks in England (New Forest and South Downs). I always carry my camera bag with me and had goosebumps listening to your story. It seemed so different from Canada, where we would leave our jackets hanging on a chair in a restaurant and go to the washroom or leave our cell phone on the table and go to ordering the menu.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks for the love HusbandNWifeDuo. And yes. Stay aware in London!

@HelloFromHawaii Год назад

Great tips. Love that you found these through his writing. Books still contain so much wisdom. 🤙

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks Chris! Indeed. I still buy actual paper Guide books for all of our trips!

@verreal Год назад

Agreed. I like Rough Guide for Asia.

@gtownmonarch Год назад

Another excellent resource for traveling and ideas to do in the city you travel in is RU-vid channels, such as your channel, Chris. I got all of my ideas for things to do in Vegas from Norma Geli, DanVsWorld, and Jaycation.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks gtown!

@MC22Scott Год назад

Travel Ruby, Coolist, Pompsie, and Las Vegas Inside and Out too!

@wontondestructxn Год назад

In Paris, we stayed at a hotel we found in the Rick Steves guidebook. It has a great location, a few minutes from the Eiffel tower. Besides the location, it was terrible. Old, small, furniture and bedding from the 80's, rundown bathroom and no air conditioning. His books are great, but I'd skip the accommodation section.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Bummer. But yeah. Accomodation is definitely where Rick and I disagree

@keelymcelheran5034 Год назад

Thank you for these travel tips

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks Keely!

@leve8691 Год назад

Love Rick Steve & his travel info for years, and glad i discovered you recently! I am mostly a world wanderer too! I also got advise from Limerick, Ireland hotel concierge about walking in the dark, from a pub back to the hotel...so sweet and concerning!

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks Le Ve!

@George-ps5 Год назад

Thank you so much for all of your videos! I’m a young introvert but you’ve given me enough advice to have confidence to go to Copenhagen in a week and Spain in 2024 💜💜💜👊

@YellowProductions Год назад

You are so welcome!

@tnewman924 Год назад

I've heard a few people put down Rick Steves as our of tune, old fashioned. I'm glad you like him. His books are invaluable to me.

@Elizabeth-490 Год назад

First thing I do if watch for 1 min is hit the like button cause I know I like all your content. I don’t skimp on hotels because I’m afraid of bedbugs. Also, any tips for someone who loves traveling but experiences intense anxiety during the planning phase?

@danielonn2002 Год назад

I love solo travel to Vegas! Something about the entertainment etc. I save up to travel and know how to find the good deals. My Family and I prioritize travel. Vegas is less than San Francisco.

@danielonn2002 Год назад

We travel a few times a year too!

@heatherframpton9693 Год назад

I have watched Rick Steves' videos again and again (and of his colleague Sarah).. Thanks for your video.content! 😁🧳🚙✈️☕❤️

@fraziermichaelj Год назад

I’m glad you made the point about the best acts being free and Las Vegas. I get it, it’s not what it used to be. But I still love being there. I don’t gamble. But just going up and down the Strip and walking through each hotel/resort, they each have their own novelty/gimmick that really doesn’t cost you anything. Live flamingos, waterfalls, fountains, indoor canals, incredible architecture… and that’s before venturing off-Strip, which I keep telling people to do. Valley of Fire, Res Rock, Hoover Dam. Sure you need a car, but aesthetically, you wouldn’t believe those places exist just a stone’s throw from Las Vegas.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Glad you agree on the free! 😉

@rutiyahalom9993 20 дней назад

Thank you, very interesting

@peggymcdermott8094 Год назад

My first comment. Thanks for all your tips.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks Peggy!

@susangailkoch3935 Год назад

Great insights 😊😊

@YellowProductions Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@dipsbabla Год назад

Priority priority priority. So true!

@SportsBoss999 Год назад

You mentioned maps Chris. The one thing that really irritates me is the lack of current maps online of the Vegas Strip or Downtown. You know for instance that if a map still has Hooters listed, it's not current. Or a map shows the casino as SLS instead of the return to the name Sahara. I know buildings are going up fast in Vegas, but you'd think they could fix their damn map faster than it takes to build a multi-million -dollar property! I just saw a map online that still shows the Dunes on there! OMG

@danielonn2002 Год назад

I love the free shows in Vegas. In Vegas I will go to the Skyfall Lounge at the Delano on the 64th floor for a Drink or two and the view costing less than the Effiel Viewing spot

@NothingMaster Год назад

We’ve all had our own mentors. Rick Steves has been in the travel business for a long time; at one point or another, we’ve all picked up some traveling tips from him. Thanks for sharing, Chris. BTW: Thanks also for having taken out the eerie skulls 💀💀💀. I have a feeling that they were optical illusion artifacts caused by the blue lighting background against the panda prints.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Hah. I'll be back in my upstairs studio for next week's live. So you can let me know if the creepy skulls are still there ;)

@NothingMaster Год назад

@@YellowProductions You got it.

@christopherm5958 Год назад

I love answering a tourist's questions if they speak English or not. I'll go out of my way to help. I also always welcome them. 🇨🇦 I'm sure I learned this from Rick.

@lynnleipold2617 Год назад

I agree about buying a few guidebooks. I’ve done that repeatedly. Tear apart as Rick says and just take the part where you are going.

@Main_Som Год назад

I love Rick steeves

@pdxaviation Год назад

Totally spaced this one unfortunately, now enjoying it although not quite the same as engaging in the live.

@mjfreespirit 11 месяцев назад

Catania, Sicily, Italy. That. Is an eccentric experience

@kimgrod Год назад

When traveling in the usa, I choose Best Western hotels. Rack up points and or discounts readily for free or discounted room

@whimsy-chan1188 Год назад

I love a high quality hostel over a below avg hotel.

@NostalgiaMan Год назад

What is your opinion on lonely planet travel books? DO they have any good info in them at all these days still?

@StamfordBridge Год назад

I still find Lonely Planet books useful. The only nitpick I have is often find their maps to be poorly organized.

@claudiap.53 Год назад

Never heard of rick steves....never saw any of his books over here in germany. But i'll dive into his books and Shows. I didnt travel for 10 yrs now even though i spent almost 4 yrs abroad backpacking when i was younger.....so i got no Kids, my boyfriend doesnt want to travel right now so i decided ill Use the advantage of beeing in the midle of Europe and Do it solo....travel to London soon for 91 Euro from nuremberg to stansted and back 😁 and to edinburgh but that for 150

@rebeccagre71 Год назад

Can you share any websites you use when you are planning travel? (other than expedia, trip advisor, travelocity). I'd like to start doing more domestic travel in the US. Any websites you use to get ideas of places to go other than major cities?

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks Rebecca. I'll consider that for a future live stream

@verreal Год назад

Well, we don't know if we like the video until around three quarters of the way through. If it's a newcomer, they have to check you out first. Just saying. P.S. I have never used the extra clothes I brought, but if I run short, I can wash something.

@anrn5303 Год назад

traveled in EU several times, always stayed in Airbnb even in USA....

@christopherm5958 Год назад

I agree re: b&bs. My company recently started booking me in b&bs. Always a problem. The pics look great and upon arrival always.....yuch. Wont do it any longer.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Glad to hear I'm not the only one that feels that way! 😀

@bellanoche6116 Год назад

Thai tea for you, Thai something else for me.

@michaelaronson7253 Месяц назад

Why would i need Rick Steevs when I've got Yellow Productions and Wolter's World? Lol. Seriously though, when preparing for a new destination I binge watch any relevant content on those two channels, then I look for any local youtubers from that destination. Often local tour guides will have their own channels. To one of your points it's true that many of them are advertising certain things to make an income, but I find that they usually will discuss that fine tuned local knowledge that is useful, similar to your Marcae example.

@YellowProductions Месяц назад

Awww.. thanks so much Michael!

@515aleon Год назад

I know you talk a lot about big cities. I don't like them much (mostly) due to being on the autism spectrum and finding them more confusing and chaotic. It's not that "I don't know about them" or something. I do take a lot of road trips and I tend to avoid huge cities and go to smaller towns (there are horrible small towns though. Let's not kid ourselves. :D Flagstaff or Moab are great, Clovis NM not so much. And yes, I have been out of the country--Europe, the UK, and even the Soviet Union (back when it was the USSR).

@kimgrod Год назад

Need to hydrate! Keep a refillable water bottle, refill it for free in many places.

@leanintolifetheenglishway3187 Год назад

I think you really are missing out with bed n breakfasts and hostels. Not all hostels are bunk beds. There are private rooms and are just like hotels. The people are authentic at b&b's. Especially Hawaii.

@YellowProductions Год назад

I've stayed in my share of Bed and Breakfasts. And I do enjoy connecting with the owners. I just really find the sleeping accomodations to nearly always be less good than a hotel

@carolkenzanio7345 2 месяца назад

Seville

@verreal Год назад

I have to differ on one point Hard Rock in Japan is a life saver with kids. Sometimes you have to get them some basic not weird food. It was delicious. But I can't speak about all of them.

@mervynsmith4308 9 месяцев назад

I personally blame Rick Steves for my packing light obsession. He was doing carry-on decades before it was popular. I have the 1988 edition of Europe through the back door and a lot of it is still relevant. I love his videos too - I just ignore the political lecturing.

@kc1t663 Год назад

Thanks for making this very useful video for us. It's a good thing that you don't make your videos political. I find that some viewers keep trying to pull you into the political arena. They seem to be growing as we get closer to the mid term elections.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Thanks KC1!

@antifugazi Год назад

Most museums in London are free, just a donation if you can afford.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Which is super awesome!

@pegpage1085 Год назад

I enjoyed watching Rick Steves on PBS and have down loaded his books regarding travel in Europe specially Italy. He is a master at it. Then one day I was watching him on what ever show it was and he berated Trump for most of the show and it became a political agenda, I felt. Sadly it changed my opinion of him for ever. Too bad, because he is/was awesome.

@griffin2263 Год назад

That’s great sounds like a guy that is not afraid to speak his mind and let people decide for themselves.. got respect him for that

@docholliday4546 Год назад

@@griffin2263 No, he is a travel adviser, he should stay that. I watch/read his books to escape! I dont want to always have politics thrown in my face!

@bryanclark7608 Год назад

what kind of incredibly fun person corrects people on how to say Marriott. wowooooooq

@rollinginit2770 Год назад

Madrid

@CurlyQ227_ Год назад

Shucks I had the time wrong. Darn. Watching the reply now.

@kellyann7452 Год назад

We got scammed in New York with the CD guys. They gave the CD to my 11yo son and wrote his name on it before we could stop it. They were aggressive and insisted we give them $20. We gave them the money as we didn’t want any trouble. It was a real shame as otherwise it was a great visit.

@YellowProductions Год назад

Bummer!

@jeannettejuangco9841 Год назад

Hello...I'm your 268001😊✈️

@YellowProductions Год назад

Sweet! Welcome to Yellow Productions!

@jessicalist7916 Год назад

I love Rick, he looks honest and reliable man!

@NarrowRoadComm Год назад

I thought you might say that you also disagree with Rick about avoiding touristy places altogether-or am I wrong that Rick would say that?

@YellowProductions Год назад

I think Rick would say that. And I would disagree 😉

@515aleon Год назад

I know this is an old post but I actually kind of disagree with him saying this. Don't think he does. What he does is if there is a touristy place, he tries to tell you the best way to see it. So like if is some museum with a famous work of art, to see it by booking a ticket ahead of time. Or going somewhere early or late. I'm not sure of any touristy place he says to avoid entirely. But perhaps I misunderstand what you meant by touristy--old post here though.

@Elizabeth-490 Год назад

Exploring a new city on your own , when traveling for work, is safer for men than women, unfortunately. Especially after work in the evening. Women stay in hotel for safety- we are much softer targets.😢

@DJN881 Год назад

Thanks for not being political.

@markakira8988 Год назад

I bought Rick Steve's complete European DVD set twice as Christmas presents for my parents and late aunt. I enjoyed his Travels In Europe PBS show for many years. However, I saw him at the Travel and Adventure Show in Rosemont, IL (pre-Covid) and in the middle of his speech, he basically went on an anti-Trump rant and became very political and angry without saying specific names or groups. A few people in the audience stood up and left. My views on him changed after that. Very unprofessional.

@lgempet2869 Год назад

Doesn’t surprise me & something I concluded long ago w/Rick Steve’s….similar to many celebrities, when one’s political message overshadows the primary focus (in this case, Rick’s expertise in travel), he’s defeated the entire purpose & undermined his travel-centered content….it’s SAD. I’m glad Chris doesn’t engage in that.

@squirrelnibbler19 Год назад

When I was in Spain, a French person asked me why they never met anyone American who voted for George Bush…..I told him generally people who vote republican don’t travel as much, and usually in a more isolated way, like on cruises. Travel confronts blind nationalism and conformity, not the friend of the MAGA crowd.

@markakira8988 Год назад

@@squirrelnibbler19 What a biased statement.

@griffin2263 Год назад

Wow I like Rick now more then ever !

@lgempet2869 Год назад

@@squirrelnibbler19 Sorry, not true, & it’s sad that you’ve allowed yourself to be seriously misguided.

@danielonn2002 Год назад

I don't care for his Hotels