A great little store to get what you need for traveling...also a website where you can purchase items. Also offer travel classes and traveling advice.

A great little store to get what you need for traveling...also a website where you can purchase items. Also offer travel classes and traveling advice.
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I was planning a trip to Europe, and I could not have done it without Rick Steves! The store has lots of travel merchandise and books, and the staff there is very friendly and knowledgable.

I was planning a trip to Europe, and I could not have done it without Rick Steves! The store has lots of travel merchandise and books, and the staff there is very friendly and knowledgable.
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My wife and I recently had the opportunity to join a Rick Steves' ETBD Best of Village Italy tour. For first-timers to Italy, I'd say it's the only way to go. They made it fun and enjoyable learning... More

My wife and I recently had the opportunity to join a Rick Steves' ETBD Best of Village Italy tour. For first-timers to Italy, I'd say it's the only way to go. They made it fun and enjoyable learning experience. Rather than my having the steering wheel in one hand, the map in the other, and trying to remember what was read in the guide books in between, the tour made it a total joy. They did the driving. The group was small (~25 people) and the bus was big (built for 50!). They provided the history and connected it with where we went (a learning experience). They knew where to eat (excellent food and wine!). And we couldn't have asked for a better group of people to have made the journey with (just think about it, they all watch PBS!). Bottom line - it was an excellent trip.
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While I always trust Rick Steves' travel books as my first source when globe trotting, I also had a fabulous experience on a Best of Italy tour led by his qualified and entertaining guides. This... More

While I always trust Rick Steves' travel books as my first source when globe trotting, I also had a fabulous experience on a Best of Italy tour led by his qualified and entertaining guides. This company really knows how to make the travel experience meaningful and down-home. Staying in the heart of cities or villages, getting to know the locals, eating/shopping where they do, really makes the European experience come to life. If you can attend one of their travel weekends in Edmonds, too, that's a fabulous travel motivator! PROS: Great company, all around! CONS:
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