April 13, 2016: Our travel pal Rick Steves is off and running (running up sales too) for spring and summer with his — what now seems monthly — push to sell his branded merchandise (like his Keep On Travelin T-shirts) and 2016 travel guide books. The TC does recommend considering the guide books (don’t order from the Steves retail machine — find a better deal on Amazon) but also look at Lonely Planet books. Lonely Planet has been around forever and uses an army of respected freelance travel writers to write and update their destination guides — and offer price ranges from budget to 4 star. “Keep on selling Rick!”
