Road Show: Travel guru Rick Steves packs the Paramount

Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
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Travel buffs were treated to a thrill Tuesday night at Abilene's historic Paramount Theatre's "Travel Well with Rick Steves."

Travel personality Rick Steves autographs books and programs beneath the marquee of Abilene's Paramount Theatre after his show there Tuesday.
Travel personality Rick Steves autographs books and programs beneath the marquee of Abilene's Paramount Theatre after his show there Tuesday.

Steves, the host of PBS's long-running "Rick Steves' Europe," shared his experiences and insights from his over 40 years wandering the continent. In addition to his show on Dallas' KERA-TV, he can also be heard Fridays at 1 p.m. on local PBS radio station KACU 89.5, who also sponsored the evening's visit.

Travel personality Rick Steves describes to an Abilene audience his 40-plus years of bringing to light out-of-the-way places across Europe.
Travel personality Rick Steves describes to an Abilene audience his 40-plus years of bringing to light out-of-the-way places across Europe.

Steves mixed humor and insight into his over two-hour presentation, describing how travel can be transformational as well as educational. In his segment "Travel as a Political Act," he testified how interaction with a foreign culture can be a path toward personal understanding and compassion for "brothers and sisters" around the globe.

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