I would like travelers, especially American travelers, to travel in a way that broadens their perspective, because I think Americans tend to be some of the most ethnocentric people on the planet. It's not just Americans, it's the big countries. It's the biggest countries that tend to be ethnocentric or ugly. There are ugly Russians, ugly Germans, ugly Japanese and ugly Americans. You don't find ugly Belgians or ugly Bulgarians, they're just too small to think the world is their norm.
Rick StevesI travel around the world in a way that tries to open my mind and give me empathy and inspire me to come home and make this world a better place.
Rick StevesI would like travelers, especially American travelers, to travel in a way that broadens their perspective.
Rick StevesIf you don't like a place, maybe you don't know enough about it... Give a culture the benefit of your open mind.
Rick StevesBy day, Venice is a city of museums and churches, packed with great art. Linger over lunch, trying to crack a crustacean with weird legs and antennae. At night, when the hordes of day-trippers have gone, another Venice appears. Dance across a floodlit square. Glide in a gondola through quiet canals while music echoes across the water. Pretend it's Carnevale time, don a mask - or just a fresh shirt - and become someone else for a night.
Rick Steves