For ten years, Rick Steves has been public television’s globe-trotting guinea pig. Now, after 65 episodes showing you where to travel, Rick has produced a 90-minute special telling you how to travel. Tripping through his favorite haunts from Amsterdam to Venice to Paris, Rick shows how 21st-century Europe is different from Europe of the ’90s. Smart travel takes more than packing light and wearing moneybelts. Travel now comes with museum reservations, bullet trains, PIN phone cards, an exciting but confusing array of railpasses, and thieves dressed like tourists.
If you know the latest, exploring Europe can be efficient, affordable, and more fun than ever. This video takes the essential skills covered in Rick’s popular Europe Through the Back Door guidebook and actually employs them, taking you by the virtual hand on a practice swing through Europe. Watching this program, you’ll encounter all the pitfalls. And with Rick at your side, you’ll know what to expect in Europe and travel smartly.