Rick Steves
Rick Steves
Richard "Rick" Stevesis an American author and television personality focusing on European travel. He is the host of the American Public Television series Rick Steves' Europe, has a public radio travel show called Travel with Rick Steves and has authored numerous travel guides...
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth10 May 1955
CityEdmonds, WA
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