It was so much fun reading your comments on my “Hipster” slideshow, that I dug up a few more vintage photos to share over the coming days. I hope they bring back memories of your vagabonding and backpacking days of travel like they did for me. I also hope they inspire you to start planning your next vagabonding adventure. As the saying goes, today is the good old times of tomorrow.
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10 Replies to “More Vintage Rick Steves Photos”
Your picture from 1973 reminds me of my first trip to Europe in 1963! Styles change!
I know traveling to places like music festivals or even when I take my family on vacation it can get hard and you are always looking for a discount where you can lol I do when I have to take my son to concerts so I wanted to let you guys in on something I use hotelsmixmatch.com they will save you 80% on your hotel which is just amazing to me that’s crazy they are a underground company so that is why they can offer these low rate for any hotel you want good luck guys but if you save some money with the site and get a lot off your hotel please donate some of that money to st.judges hospital for kids
Oh my gosh, more black socks. Anytime you are tempted to wear black socks especially with shorts, put a dollar in a jar and eventually you can purchase socks that match your pants or shorts. Your socks should never be darker than the hem of the item you are wearing. Violating that sock code is just plain wrong.
In the first picture, who’s the man with the cigar? He bears a striking resemblance to Lech Walesa.
“Your socks should never be darker than the hem of the item you are wearing. Violating that sock code is just plain wrong.” In the US, maybe. It’s fairly common, at least where I live in Germany.
Rick,
Your caption and photo from June 1973 bring back fond memories of my first visit to Europe. It was July 1993 when I went to Ireland. I chose the Emerald Isle because as an English literature major, I found that I loved Irish literature. You might have packed the biggest backpack you could find with needless stuff, but you still traveled smarter than I did. To Ireland I took an unwieldy leather suitcase packed with needless stuff. It was not until my third European visit — Germany and Austria in 1996 — that I started using a backpack. I got the idea after reading “Europe Through the Back Door,” which I had received as a Christmas gift. Thank you for the good advice I have followed and travel enthusiasm I have never lost for 11 visits to Europe and the Middle East.
I did not know about black socks being common to wear in Europe. Does this also apply to women, because if so, I will wear them on next trip? Thanks for the tip.
RE black socks… I rarely see anyone wearing white socks, but realize that the situations in which you would notice the color of the socks of Germans, Belgians, Swiss, Austrians (I can’t comment on the rest of Europe) are generally when people wear shorts. Meaning, you won’t notice this as people walk down the streets in cities, but more likely as they do yardwork at home, or go on walks in their leisure time.
I remember buying one of your early books and recall how you suggested checking food left in trays by others.Boy ,have times changed re health measures!
Your picture from 1973 reminds me of my first trip to Europe in 1963! Styles change!
I know traveling to places like music festivals or even when I take my family on vacation it can get hard and you are always looking for a discount where you can lol I do when I have to take my son to concerts so I wanted to let you guys in on something I use hotelsmixmatch.com they will save you 80% on your hotel which is just amazing to me that’s crazy they are a underground company so that is why they can offer these low rate for any hotel you want good luck guys but if you save some money with the site and get a lot off your hotel please donate some of that money to st.judges hospital for kids
Oh my gosh, more black socks. Anytime you are tempted to wear black socks especially with shorts, put a dollar in a jar and eventually you can purchase socks that match your pants or shorts. Your socks should never be darker than the hem of the item you are wearing. Violating that sock code is just plain wrong.
In the first picture, who’s the man with the cigar? He bears a striking resemblance to Lech Walesa.
“Your socks should never be darker than the hem of the item you are wearing. Violating that sock code is just plain wrong.” In the US, maybe. It’s fairly common, at least where I live in Germany.
Rick,
Your caption and photo from June 1973 bring back fond memories of my first visit to Europe. It was July 1993 when I went to Ireland. I chose the Emerald Isle because as an English literature major, I found that I loved Irish literature. You might have packed the biggest backpack you could find with needless stuff, but you still traveled smarter than I did. To Ireland I took an unwieldy leather suitcase packed with needless stuff. It was not until my third European visit — Germany and Austria in 1996 — that I started using a backpack. I got the idea after reading “Europe Through the Back Door,” which I had received as a Christmas gift. Thank you for the good advice I have followed and travel enthusiasm I have never lost for 11 visits to Europe and the Middle East.
I did not know about black socks being common to wear in Europe. Does this also apply to women, because if so, I will wear them on next trip? Thanks for the tip.
RE black socks… I rarely see anyone wearing white socks, but realize that the situations in which you would notice the color of the socks of Germans, Belgians, Swiss, Austrians (I can’t comment on the rest of Europe) are generally when people wear shorts. Meaning, you won’t notice this as people walk down the streets in cities, but more likely as they do yardwork at home, or go on walks in their leisure time.
I remember buying one of your early books and recall how you suggested checking food left in trays by others.Boy ,have times changed re health measures!
Rick,
You’re brave to post those pics.
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Rick, your mom was a dime!