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THE RICK STEVES GUIDE TO LIFE


TRAVEL MOGUL. PHILANTHROPIST. LEGAL WEED CHAMPION. THE REAL RICK STEVES IS SO
MUCH MORE COMPLEX THAN WHO YOU SEE ON TV.


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By Natalie B. Compton
April 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT

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EDMONDS, Wash. — At first glance, it is hard to tell that Rick Steves is
protesting.

In the center of his hometown, America’s favorite travel host is perched on the
edge of a fountain roundabout engaging in some friendly civil disobedience. As
cars circle the intersection, Steves smiles and waves, looking more like an Elf
on a Shelf than an angry picketer. This is his way of reminding people he wishes
they’d stop driving here.




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