Its more important than ever to travel light, he said.
Steves is known for his popular European guidebooks, tour companyRick Steves Europe, andpublic television travel show.
you’re gonna wanna roll with the punches, Steves said.
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Steves is also a proponent of scheduling airline connections with plenty of time, especially for international trips.
More than ever, people are going to the same famous places, he said.
Museums want to moderate their mob scenes.
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The flip side of that coin is that everything else is fine.
You don’t need reservations for all the other stuff, he said.
If a serendipitous opportunity presents itself, the answer has always got to be ‘yes.
We tend to be too figured out these days, he said.
It takes away some of the joy of travel, which is letting things unfold in an unpredictable way.
I dont go crazy over whats No.
1, he said.
1 is the company that is deemed best in the system.
Assume you will return, he said.
Never attempt to do everything on one trip, because you’re able to’t.