Travel mogul. Philanthropist. Legal weed champion. The real Rick Steves is so much more complex than who you see on TV.
I just happened to see this in the Washington Post this morning. The article is from April of last year, but it's a lot of fun to read and has some interesting stuff about Rick in there, including his efforts (wasted, so far) to turn a roundabout in Edmonds into a car-free Piazza. It was a very enjoyable read. Gifted link below, but you will have to set up a free account with WAPO if you want to read it (sorry!). I just use a throw-away email address for stuff like that.