Crossing the Florida state border, we made it to our last gig (for public television in Tallahassee) with about 15 minutes to spare. From our experience, American roads are really good–and so are its cars. I’m sure I’ll be doing another road trip next year. This was just too much fun. Thanks for following along.
If you can’t see the video below, watch it on YouTube.
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Interesting posts but not terribly helpful for those of us who signed up for your blog about European travel.
Will we see some European travel posts soon?
Florida vacation and travel are awesome….the sea coastel areas …when will be the next road trips to be organised?
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Jerry , go to Rick’s u-tube videos and you will see plenty of European sites.
Hey Rick, hope you’re able to make it out to Arizona for next year’s Road Trip. I think you’d quite like the scenery here in Nothern Arizona.
I have watched your shows for years but I have never taken one of your tours. I have been fortunate to travel to many places around the world and many road trips in this country. Currently, I am a caregiver to my husband but I read your cross country trip blog with great interest. It reminds me how much I enjoy road trips.
I used book tapes to fill the long hours on the road and they usually are related to the area of the country I am traveling though. This is a beautiful country and I would love to hear more about your comments about traveling this country.
You are a gem from the Pacfic Northwest and as an new transplant I honor you.
Rick, your guidebooks are invaluable and my wife and I have used them to plan and implement 13 European trips. We appreciate your taking the U.S. trip, giving us the thrill of meeting you personally in Tallahassee. It’s nice to know that you’re a friendly, genuine, down-to-earth, nice guy. We enjoyed your 3-hour presentation and the opportunity to speak to you briefly and get an autograph. Here’s one suggestion for the future about how to make the Meet and Greet better: Instead of the Q/A time, form a reception line so everyone can greet you, say a few more words, and get a picture taken in a more organized way.
good trip rick
Was so looking fwd to your travel lecture in Tallahassee; instead got 2.5 hrs of political and social commentary and preaching to the PBS choir: “Educated people have fewer children” (while it’s statistically true overall, many educated people have more than 2 children), and those “big,” “ignorant” families will support all those “educated” folks in their old age, now, won’t they? Your comment that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is “just like our politicians,” was so outrageously off-target, I’m ashamed I didn’t walk out. No, Mr. Steves, Ahmadinejad’s insistence that Israel “must be wiped off the map” makes him very DIFFERENT from our politicians. Ours don’t incite genocide.
Wish I’d known that you weren’t going to talk useful travel info until after the SECOND INTERMISSION. I was too tired, irritated and hungry to stay to the end (we gave to PBS and came to the VIP reception). Love your books and will take your travel offerings on our first trip to Italy in May. So sorry it seems your desire to leave a legacy of social change is overshadowing the wonderful travel role-model you are (encouraging people to accept and understand cultural differences; be agreeable travelers, etc.,). Some of us have ALWAYS TRAVELED this way, meeting locals and engaging in local activities — thanks for encouraging all to do so!
Vă țin pumnii să meargă toate așa cum vă doriți. Acum cu rieeexpnța acumulată, sunt șanse mai mari să reveniți een țară eentregi :)