Rick Steves is an American author and television personality, who hosts the American Public Television series, . He is also best-known for writing travel guides and for having a public radio travel show called .

Rick Was Born In Barstow

Rick Steves was born Richard Rick Steves on , in Barstow, California, the United States, to Dick Steves, father, and June Erna Steves, mother. He has an elder sister named Jan Steves, who by profession is an Iditarod racer. He is an American by nationality, and his ethnicity is white.

Rick graduated from the where he received a degree in Business Administration and European History. He then started his career by teaching travel classes and working as a tour guide in the summer.

Likewise, Rick used to assist his father in his piano workshop as a child through which he learned much about the piano.

Rick's Professional Career

Afterward, Rick commenced storefront business in Edmonds, Washington, north of Seattle, as a travel center and a piano teaching studio. Likewise, Rick also started publishing travel books and country guidebooks addressing various adventures and travels of his own, which became the bestselling international guidebooks in the United States.

Talented Rick has spoken about legalizing marijuana and served on the non-profit organization, for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Moreover, he also supported homeless people providing transitional housing. Currently, Rick Steves has stated about donating for every dollar spent on his website.