Cooler temperatures and shoulder season deals will have many travelers are flocking to the Caribbean for a sun-kissed vacation this fall.The islands offer not only warm weather and abundant sunshine but one-of-a-kind experiences, world-class hotels and resorts and spectacular nature in addition to vibrant culture. But before they go, travelers will want to read up on the latest U.S. State Department guidance.
Rick Steves, TV Travel Guide, Says He Has Prostate Cancer
22.08.2024 - 09:03 / nytimes.com / Rick Steves / Says He
Rick Steves, a travel writer who has built an empire of guidebooks, radio shows and television programs that focus on Europe, said on Wednesday that he had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Mr. Steves, 69, has over more than four decades written dozens of guidebooks and hosted programs like “Rick Steves’ Europe,” a series that began in 2000 and has now aired for 12 seasons on public television in the United States. He also hosts a radio show and podcast called “Travel with Rick Steves.” He announced the diagnosis in a social media post on Wednesday.
He said, in an interview from his home in Seattle on Wednesday, that his years of travel had taught him to seek experiences that broaden his perspectives, including culture shock, and his cancer diagnosis was not very different.
“You learn a lot more about your home sometimes by leaving it and looking at it from a distance,” he said by phone.
“When you’re having a trip, it’s leaving your comfort zone, it’s leaving your home — and for me, a hospital is a very foreign place,” he added. “The experience is, I’m meeting wonderful people, I’m gaining an appreciation of things I wouldn’t have gained otherwise, and I’m being reminded of what’s important in life.”
Mr. Steves said that he had received the diagnosis a few weeks ago after his new doctor suggested he take a blood test. Even though he was not having any symptoms, he agreed, making a decision that he said his doctor would later say saved his life.
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