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His weekly public radio program, travel with rick steves first aired in 2005. As an 18yearold, rick began traveling on his own, funding his trips by teaching piano lessons. I have also used rick steves and have had some disagreements with some of his. Rick took his first trip to europe in 1969, visiting piano factories with his father, a piano importer. He has published various guidebooks such as europe 101. Rick stevess most popular book is rick steves europe through the back door.
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