Rick Steves
Overview
Edmonds, Washington
Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Edmonds has a view of Puget Sound and both the Olympic Mountains and Cascade Range. The third most populous city in Snohomish County after Everett and Marysville, the population was 39,709 according to the 2010 census...
) is an American
United States
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author and television personality
Celebrity
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focusing on Europe
Europe
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an travel. He is the host
Presenter
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of the American Public Television
American Public Television
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series Rick Steves' Europe, has a public radio
Public broadcasting
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travel show, Travel with Rick Steves, and has authored various location-specific travel guides.
Steves started his career by teaching travel classes at his alma mater
Alma mater
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, University of Washington
University of Washington
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, and working as a tour guide in the summer. At the time, he also worked as a piano teacher (his father had owned a piano store).
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