<story><title>Rick Steves Wants to Save the World, One Vacation at a Time</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/20/magazine/rick-steves-travel-world.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cageface</author><text>I did a ton of traveling last year all over the world and the conclusion I reached was that the popular destinations are completely overwhelmed.&lt;p&gt;I guess it’s the combination of cheap flights and instagram but if you want to enjoy yourself then forget about Kyoto and Venice etc and look into some less popular and less well known places instead.&lt;p&gt;And do the rest of us a favor and don’t location tag if you do discover something great.</text></comment>
<story><title>Rick Steves Wants to Save the World, One Vacation at a Time</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/20/magazine/rick-steves-travel-world.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>NoblePublius</author><text>I volunteered at my local PBS station in high school during pledge drives. This was 2001. Rick was there once, talking about the DVDs of his show you would get if you donated. After his segment, he hung out and talked with every volunteer. None of the other hosts ever did that. Love him so much.</text></comment>