Quite agree Miss Prism. One can be the greatest philanthropist and writer ever and still break the law, and be stupid enough to show yourself breaking the law online.

It is idiots like him with their heads out of train windows which could cost the UK some of it's iconic steam trains, including the Harry Potter rip off train, due to new 'Elf and Safety rulings about having bars on windows and central locking doors. They come following the death of someone hwho did poke his head out of a train window.

I've seen that circumsizing the globe attributed to so many sources, with the protagonist Sir Francis Drake as well as Magellan, and with "a 100-foot clipper" cited as the instrument. It's most often attributed to a boil looper by an anonymous student. I doubt that anyone ever said it, except maybe in jest. If Rick Steves said it, he was probably making a little joke; it's his style.

That would be prepuceterous.

Groan :)

Thanks for an interesting thread, Miss Prism.

It's prepuceterous what my Italian spell checker did to "blooper" in my previous post.


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Was he stupid enough to stick his head out of a train window,

Yup.

This thread is why I never post a video of myself driving in Europe (or the U.S. for that matter).

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This thread is why I never post a video of myself driving in Europe (or the U.S. for that matter).

Very wise :ok: :ok: :ok:

RS on Facebook this morning:

"It's easy to get carried away by the excitement of travel. A couple of days ago, I got swept up in the fun of being on a British motorway — and I made a short video on my phone while I was driving, which I later posted online. A few of you pointed out the error of my ways: I shouldn’t have used my phone behind the wheel. You were right, and I took the post down.

Even after all these years as a traveler, I’m still learning. I aspire to travel as a temporary local and to always respect the customs and laws of the places I visit. But I completely goofed up on this one. In the UK, the middle lane is for passing, not cruising — and now I know that. This experience taught me to do a little more homework on local traffic norms — and reminded me not to get so carried away with the joy of travel that I do something inconsiderate or unsafe.

Because I believe that good citizenship extends beyond our own borders, I've contacted the local authorities with my apologies. I’ve learned from this mistake, and hopefully you can too. Keep on travelin’...with your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel."

I like this statement. Admitting your mistakes publicly requires some courage. Kudos to Rick for that.

outwest--I just came here to post that same thing:)

What do you guys think about it? Do we forgive him?

I think this response shows his integrity and honesty. I was never judging as I was not aware of the recent British "road incident" but that is a classy response.

suze--I completely agree.

"What do you guys think about it? Do we forgive him?"

Absolutely, he made an error in judgement (like we all do) and owned up to it (like not all of us do). Oh, and he mixed up a couple of names (like we all do, except they aren't on video for the world to see). That's what happens in the instant world of Twitter and other social media. You'd think from some of the above comments, the guy was a criminal. When we first started traveling (before the internet), he made it seem not so difficult a process. Today, I still like some of Rick's ideas (he does provide some handy hints) and not others (just like every guide book or web site I've ever looked at through the years.). Personally, I think a lot of people are jealous of the guy, and for those of you who think he's a "doofus," well, old Rick is laughing all the way to the bank as he travels the world. However, I do wish he'd take his hand out of his pocket on his videos.

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