Avalon Travel

Avalon Travel is the #1 guidebook publisher in the U.S. It publishes guidebooks from two highly-trusted brands: Moon Travel Guides and Rick Steves. Moon Travel Guides was founded in 1973 with a mission to advocate for independent, active, and conscious travel. Moon’s destination guidebooks and travel inspiration books prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Rick Steves is the #1 bestselling guidebook series to Europe. Rick’s mission is to empower travelers to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. In addition to his guidebooks, Rick and his team at Rick Steves Europe produce a public television series and a public radio show, and run small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. Visit us at avalontravelbooks.com and moon.com and on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Learn more about Rick Steves at ricksteves.com.

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Rick Steves Snapshot Milan & the Italian Lakes

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Moon Patagonia: With National Parks in Argentina & Chile

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Rick Steves

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about 100 days a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening.

A New York Times-bestselling author, Rick produces a guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and he organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves’ Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle).

When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. What’s the ideal vacation for a professional traveler? For Rick, it’s to play his piano, relax at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spend time with family and friends at home in Edmonds.

Find out more about Rick at RickSteves.com and on Facebook.

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