Rick Steves on Twitter
Jul 24th, 2019 | 12:35 AM
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For goodness sake. We are not talking about his prose style or whether he is kind to his elderly mother. He broke the law and drove dangerously on a stretch of road I use regularly. I hope he is prosecuted and fined. Was he stupid enough to stick his head out of a train window, in spite of warnings in several languages?
Jul 24th, 2019 | 01:35 AM
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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.
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.
Jul 24th, 2019 | 01:49 AM
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I think that this might be the tragic case you are referring to https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/17/rail-...ndow-10383756/
it cost the company a heavy fine
it cost the company a heavy fine
Jul 24th, 2019 | 02:17 AM
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As I said in my earlier post he seems to be a bloke with a sense of morals.
Our gripe is that he BROKE THE LAW driving dangerously on a UK road. As an experienced travel writer he should know better, and it’s an appalling example to set. He needs to address it, not pretend it never happened.
Additionally, I wondered why so many Americans referred to the LakeS District rather than the correct usage of the Lake District. It’s a small point perhaps but if he gets that wrong, what else is he getting wrong? Would you trust a British travel writer who advised his readers to visit the Great Canyon?
Our gripe is that he BROKE THE LAW driving dangerously on a UK road. As an experienced travel writer he should know better, and it’s an appalling example to set. He needs to address it, not pretend it never happened.
Additionally, I wondered why so many Americans referred to the LakeS District rather than the correct usage of the Lake District. It’s a small point perhaps but if he gets that wrong, what else is he getting wrong? Would you trust a British travel writer who advised his readers to visit the Great Canyon?
Jul 24th, 2019 | 02:31 AM
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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.
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Jul 24th, 2019 | 03:14 AM
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Jul 25th, 2019 | 06:46 AM
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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."
"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."
Jul 25th, 2019 | 07:46 AM
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"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.
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.
