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Customers find this travel book to be a nice addition to Rick Steves’ European travel series, with one customer noting it provides in-depth information about his travels. Moreover, the book is full of delightful stories that bring back memories of previous trips, and customers appreciate its gorgeous photographs. Additionally, they praise the book’s readability and language, with one customer highlighting the author’s wonderful way with words.
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A quick rundown of this product’s key features:
After 40-plus years of writing about Europe, Rick Steves has gathered 100 of his favorite memories together into one inspiring collection: For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People, and Stories.
Join Rick as he’s swept away by a fado singer in Lisbon, learns the dangers of falling in love with a gondolier in Venice, and savors a cheese course in the Loire Valley. Contemplate the mysteries of centuries-old stone circles in England, dangle from a cliff in the Swiss Alps, and hear a French farmer’s defense of foie gras.
With a brand-new, original introduction from Rick reflecting on his decades of travel, For the Love of Europe features 100 of the best stories published throughout his career. Covering his adventures through England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and more, these are stories only Rick Steves could tell.
Wry, personal, and full of Rick’s signature humor, For the Love of Europe is a fond and inspirational look at a lifetime of travel.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Dr. Amanda Martin Sandino
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: fun and adventurous
Review: I really enjoyed the descriptions and the anecdotes . Leaving to Europe soon, it was great timing to be gifted this book.
Reviewer: Liviu C. Suciu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent travel stories book making one dream of better times ahead
Review: As a generally big fan of R. Steves’ travel guides of which I own a fair few, and in the current circumstances in which my last European travel was in the summer of 2019, I’ve been going on and off through some of those guides and related travel/coffee table books, so when I discovered this one, I immediately got it and read it.While the material is collected from the many years of the author’s travels, there are awesome pictures and his inimitable style which make his travel guides so good – at least as long as they match one’s preferences of course as they are very opinionated and of course his opinion doesn’t always match one’s opinion – makes going through this book like reading a fast page turning novel and leads one to dreaming of better times ahead…Highly recommended for anyone interested in European travel and a good introduction to Rick Steves’ guide style for anyone who hasn’t tried those before.
Reviewer: jim r.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good price, great book.
Review: Always enjoyed watching Rick Steves on our local PBS station. An enjoyable read with valuable information when traveling in Europe.
Reviewer: Donald Ciccone
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Like reading my own journals…plus
Review: First let me say, I’ve spent the last two decades meticulously following in the footsteps of Rick Steves throughout Europe and the British Isles. I’ve done this solo… just with his guidebooks. Never been on his tours. I had the great pleasure of finally running into him a few years back in Switzerland. This book is absolutely fascinating because it focuses on the people Rick meets on his travels, not just the places. Things he learns from speaking to people who live there… this is stuff you don’t get from just sightseeing. A lot of times I found I had the very same experiences he describes so the book really struck a chord with me. Other times he’ll describe something I wish I had experienced, and it only makes me want to go back. Every chapter has you thinking… there’s a message in each little essay. This book brings back so many memories while at the same time giving me new things to think about.
Reviewer: Brownlee
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A fun read
Review: A fun read, but his book: Postcards From Europe – from the 90’s I think – is much more interesting … and I enjoying reading it more.
Reviewer: MONichols
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A lifetime of knowledge for a summer at home.
Review: A perfect read for the summer without travel. Steves is a prolific travel writer, his humorous and detailed stories are each a few pages long, perfect to fit into a busy day or evening. Each takes you to a part of Europe you may have visited before or somewhere you might plan to go in the future. The amazing people he has befriended over his years as a travel mentor are highlighted throughout. Photos and essences usual, as usual, are what sets his books apart from the usual travel guides. Loved this book.
Reviewer: Donna L. Leary
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Classic Rick Steves
Review: For fans of Rick Steves travel shows on PBS, I highly recommend this book. It is full of his recollections of dozens of locations, with much more detail than can make it into the 30 minute shows.
Reviewer: carl bergan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice
Review: Like it
Reviewer: Leslie Leyh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: First this book isn’t a travel guide. It is a series of stories and experiences from Rick Steves from his years of travel. He describes places, people and circumstances that make his travel a story of “Travel Love”. Anyone who has traveled extensively will relate to the emotions and stories as the travel experience is similar to those with the travel bug. My wife and I are independent travellers who use Rick’s Travel Guides when we travel in Europe. We have found his guides to be the most helpful, thorough and accurate. This book though is a very enjoyable read. When not travelling this book will take you back to the places you enjoyed and entice you you to go to those you haven’t.
Reviewer: DS
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: His experiences in Europe is amazing and evoking. this is pure good old travel with brief nuggets of wisdom and lots of thought provoking instances. I remembered my time in Sain ans similar emotions while going through one of his experiences
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Really interesting essays. They are quite short (about four pages) so this is a great book to dip into. There are lots of photos which make it even better. It’s printed on nice heavy good quality paper.
Reviewer: ASM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book teleported me to all the countries that Rick visited. I’ve been to several of them and he was spot on for every destination. The pictures were also helpful and visually stunning. Can’t wait to see the rest of Europe!
Reviewer: Sherri Green
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Will be useful on our trip
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