Beyond the Page With Rick Steves
Join us for a national event honoring travel expert Rick Steves. At this special virtual gathering, Rick sits down for a wide-ranging discussion with Samantha Brown, television travel host of PBS’s Samantha Brown’s Places to Love. Rick will share reflections on his career, his decades-long connection to public media, and share a few tips on some of the best places to visit and explore around the globe. There will also be time during the event where a few guests can ask Rick Steves their own travel questions. This event takes place via Zoom Webinar which is free to access but requires a computer download. The live Zoom Webinar will be recorded. Avideo recording will be sent all attendees a week following the event so you still have the opportunity to enjoy the event if you are unable to attend it on October 8.
You know Rick Steves. Now discover the adventure of a lifetime that made him the travel writer he is today.
Support Iowa PBS by making a pledge and getting a ticket to this entertaining evening with Rick Steves.
Your Pledge of $150
Your donation in support of Iowa PBS includes:
- Access to the virtual experience (Zoom webinar) with Rick Steves and Samantha Brown.
- A signed copy of his book, On the Hippie Trail: Instanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer.
More about Rick Steves: Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, empowers Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable and culturally broadening. In 1976, he started his business, Rick Steves' Europe. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a popular public television show, a weekly public radio show, a syndicated travel column, and free travel information available through his travel center and ricksteves.com. Rick Steves' Europe also runs a successful small-group tour program taking 30,000 travelers to Europe annually.
More About Samantha Brown: Over the last 20+ years, Samantha Brown has traveled around the world visiting over 250 cities in 62 countries and 40 of the 50 U.S. states, creating hundreds of hours of programming content. Samantha’s career began in 1999 when she began hosting Travel Channel’s Great Vacation Homes. She’s since also hosted Girl Meets Hawaii, Passport to Europe, Samantha Brown’s Asia and many more. Then, in January 2018, she began hosting and producing the Emmy award winning show, Samantha Brown’s Places to Love on PBS.
More about On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer Book: Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail. In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way: jumping off a moving train, making friends in Tehran, getting lost in Lahore, getting high for the first time in Herat, battling leeches in Pokhara and much more. The experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.
This book contains edited selections from Rick’s journal and travel photos with a 45-years-later preface and postscript reflecting on how the journey through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal changed his life.
Join us to celebrate all things Rick Steves!