That brings me to the point of this post. Nothing wrong with the latter, but he was focused on spreading the good word of the former I remember Rick drawing a distinction between travel, where you are actually experiencing the culture of the place you're visiting, and a vacation. And in doing so, we hopefully make the world a better place. But I also soaked up Rick's central Backdoor Travel philosophy that travel is "fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness". I greedily devoured info about neighborhoods to stay in, places to visit, experiences to seek out. The first time I took a European trip as an adult, I poured over the Rick Steves Italy guide. I'm really trying to have a conversation, but I realize I may come off naggy and judgmental. I feel that this post will be misconstrued mostly because I probably lack the eloquence to make the nuanced point I'm attempting.
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