Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows . His TV series , `` Rick Steves ' Europe , '' airs on PBS stations . To give you an idea of their importance , Charlemagne , who ruled much of Europe in the year 800 , imported Irish monks to be his scribes . He is also the author of several other books, including " The Art Of Travel : Through the Back Door , conducts European tours .
Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows . His TV series , `` Rick Steves ' Europe , '' airs on PBS stations . He is also the author of several other books, including " The Art Of Travel : Through the Back Door , conducts European tours .