Writers Bloc Presents Rick Steves

Schedule

Sat Feb 08 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

John Adams Middle School (JAMS) Performing Arts Center | Santa Monica, CA

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Who doesn't dream of having Rick Steves' life? Traveling throughout the world for a living, cranking out best-selling guidebooks, and hosting one of the most enduring shows on PBS? Irresistible. His appeal crosses generations, demographics, politics, and those who favor wine over beer. So how did Rick catch that travel bug? In his new book, On the Hippie Trail, Istanbul to Katmandu: The Making of a Travel Writer, he tells us of this transformative journey. Forty five years later, he reflects on that trip, including adventures only a guy like Rick could get away with-- in Tehran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. 

Rick will not only discuss The Hippie Trail, but will discuss the concept of travel as a political act, about the need to get out of our comfort zones and talk to people who live where we travel. Only then can we develop empathy and return home with a broadened cultural and social perspective. 

 Moderator to be announced.

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John Adams Middle School (JAMS) Performing Arts Center, 1630 Pearl Street, Santa Monica, United States

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