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The Rick Steves’ Europe Team

How do we help people have better trips? By practicing what we preach! No matter where we go, we're always working to get current, hands-on travel experience that we can share with our fellow travelers. To get to know our merry band of travelers, check out our favorite travel destinations and gelato flavors below and some of our "on the road" staff favorites: Packing Faves and Favorite Travel Songs.

 

Aggie N-K: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Lemon. Favorite travel destinations: Always changing! Currently, Lyon, France.

Alexis T: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Pistacchio. Favorite travel destinations: Paris, London, and Bavaria.

Aly T: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Stracciatella. Favorite travel destinations: Copenhagen.

Amanda K: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Ireland.

Amy D: Communications for Rick Steves. Favorite gelato: Lemon ginger. Favorite travel destinations: Paris.

Andrew F: Business Intelligence. Favorite gelato: Stracciatella. Favorite travel destinations: Amsterdam.

Andrew W: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Canella. Favorite travel destinations: France.

Angie C: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Limone. Favorite travel destinations: Paris, Prague, and Palermo.

Barb C: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Chocolate Hazelnut. Favorite travel destinations: Switzerland and Austria.

Barb G: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Adriatic.

Ben C: Guide Services. Favorite gelato: Pistacchio. Favorite travel destinations: Rome.

Ben G: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Zabaione. Favorite travel destinations: Poland and anywhere east of the Rhine.

Brooke N: Guide Services. Favorite gelato: Nocciola. Favorite travel destinations: Paris.

C Stauss: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Caffe. Favorite travel destinations: Antwerp, Belgium.

Cameron H: Content. Favorite gelato: Salted Licorice. Favorite travel destinations: Slovenia.

Carrie S: Books. Favorite gelato: Fig. Favorite travel destinations: Turkey, Sicily, and Scandinavia.

Cathy L: Books. Favorite gelato: Amarena. Favorite travel destinations: Istanbul.

Chelsea W: Books. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Scotland.

Chris L: Tech/Facilities. Favorite gelato: Maple. Favorite travel destinations: Alps.

Claire C: Books. Favorite gelato: Hazelnut. Favorite travel destinations: Belgium.

Colleen S: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Pistacchio. Favorite travel destinations: Italy.

Dave H: Books. Favorite gelato: Negroni. Favorite travel destinations: Dolomites.

Debi Jo B: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Melone. Favorite travel destinations: England and Greece.

Divya K: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Menta. Favorite travel destinations: Switzerland.

Donna B: Radio. Favorite gelato: Coconut. Favorite travel destinations: Amsterdam.

Doug J: Tech/Facilities. Favorite gelato: Straciatella. Favorite travel destinations: Family Europe: London to Florence.

Emily M: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Chili chocolate. Favorite travel destinations: Greece.

Emma W: Guide Services. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: St. Paul de Vence, France.

Gabe G: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Pear. Favorite travel destinations: Faroe Islands.

Glenn E: Books. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Norway, the Alps, Italy, and any place that specializes in fine pastries.

Heather L: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Bacio. Favorite travel destinations: London and the English countryside.

Heather L: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Pistacchio. Favorite travel destinations: Tuscany, Italy.

Heidi V: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Gianduja. Favorite travel destinations: France.

Jen L: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Cioccolato e Fragola. Favorite travel destinations: Italy!!

Jenn S: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Sticky Mango Rice. Favorite travel destinations: London.

Jennifer D: Books. Favorite gelato: Caffe. Favorite travel destinations: Italy.

Jessica S: Books. Favorite gelato: Pistachio-Ricotta. Favorite travel destinations: Florence.

Joan R: Administration. Favorite gelato: Limone. Favorite travel destinations: Anywhere in Italy!

Julie K: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Iceland.

Julie S: Administration. Favorite gelato: Nocciola. Favorite travel destinations: London, Florence, Sevilla, and Bruges!

Kaitlin R: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Stracciatella. Favorite travel destinations: Edinburgh, London, Budapest & Croatia.

Kate M: Tech/Facilities. Favorite gelato: Chocolate! Favorite travel destinations: Florence forever and ever.

Keith S: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: The one I am currently eating. Favorite travel destinations: The place where I am at that moment.

Kevin C: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Lemon. Favorite travel destinations: Austria.

Kevin M: Business Intelligence. Favorite gelato: Stracciatella. Favorite travel destinations: Norway.

Kim E: Books. Favorite gelato: Stracciatella. Favorite travel destinations: The U.K. and Ireland.

Kris H: Tech/Facilities. Favorite gelato: Vanilla. Favorite travel destinations: Cadiz.

Laura T: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Agrumi. Favorite travel destinations: Dordogne region of France.

Lauren M: Books. Favorite gelato: Limone. Favorite travel destinations: Guernsey or London.

Lily D: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Raspberry. Favorite travel destinations: Prague.

Lisa B: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Germany, London, Norway, and Scotland.

Lisa F: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Cannella. Favorite travel destinations: London and Ireland.

Lisa K: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Raspberry. Favorite travel destinations: London.

Lisa W: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Zabaliogne. Favorite travel destinations: Sicily and Sweden.

Marta S: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Switzerland.

Mary R: Books. Favorite gelato: Tiramisu. Favorite travel destinations: Barcelona.

Matt Y: Tech/Facilities. Favorite gelato: Coconut. Favorite travel destinations: Cinque Terre.

Michelle M: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Earl Grey Hot (or Riso). Favorite travel destinations: Italy.

Mitch S: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Pistacchio. Favorite travel destinations: Donostia.

Molly S: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Double chocolate. Favorite travel destinations: Ireland.

Orin D: Books. Favorite gelato: Lemon. Favorite travel destinations: Portugal.

Patricia W: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Central & Eastern Europe.

Rachel B: Administration. Favorite gelato: Cannella and Zabaliogne. Favorite travel destinations: Paris.

Ragen V: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Stracciatella. Favorite travel destinations: Haarlem.

Rhonda P: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Cocco. Favorite travel destinations: Barcelona.

Rich E: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Cafe. Favorite travel destinations: Iberia or Scandinavia.

Rick S: Owner. Favorite gelato: Ganga. Favorite travel destinations: Wherever I am with a Rick Steves guidebook.

Robyn S: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Ancora. Favorite travel destinations: Athens, Berlin, and Madrid.

Rosie L: Books. Favorite gelato: Black cherry. Favorite travel destinations: North Wales.

Ruth Ann R: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Frutti di Bosco. Favorite travel destinations: Switzerland.

Sandra H: Books. Favorite gelato: Lemon sorbet. Favorite travel destinations: Greece.

Savannah P: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Pistacchio e nocciola. Favorite travel destinations: Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sheri Q: Marketing. Favorite gelato: Raspberry. Favorite travel destinations: London.

Sheryl H: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Pistachio and chocolate together! Favorite travel destinations: Gimmelwald, Paris, Venice, and Vienna.

Skyla S: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Stracciatella. Favorite travel destinations: The Lauterbrunnen Valley.

Stefanie O: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Pistacchio. Favorite travel destinations: Anywhere on the Mediterranean.

Stephen A: Customer Experience. Favorite gelato: Almond. Favorite travel destinations: Ireland.

Steve P: Accounting. Favorite gelato: Strawberry. Favorite travel destinations: London.

Sue A: Tour Operations. Favorite gelato: Hazelnut. Favorite travel destinations: Switzerland.

Tara S: Guide Services. Favorite gelato: Augustiner. Favorite travel destinations: Bavaria.

Teresa M: Administration. Favorite gelato: Pistachio. Favorite travel destinations: Portugal.

Teresa N: Books. Favorite gelato: Gianduia. Favorite travel destinations: Slovakia.

Tim T: Radio. Favorite gelato: Passion fruit sorbetto. Favorite travel destinations: Cheshire, England.