Doniell Charie's Comics

You may have noticed several comics relating to Rick Steves. If you don't know who Rick is, I bet you know his products. Europe through the backdoor sound familiar? Money belt? A few of his trademarks. He's a travel guide and writes books, has a PBS TV show, and has several products for travelling on the market.

Well, let me just say that anyone would make fun of Rick. He's quirky and has annoying characteristics that are just fun to pick apart. Beyond that, he's a huge hypocrite, and we think (my husband and I) that he's secretly gay. He's overly opinionated, and somewhat retarded. He can't pronounce anything in any language, let alone English. And, he improperly tells people how to speak other languages, and to ask right of the bat (when in a foreign country, speaking to a native) if others speak English!

We've tried emailing him several times, but apparantly he's either too good to get back to us, or he thinks he is. We vote the latter. We urge you to watch his TV show before reading any of his books. You'll find that if you do, once you read his books, he says exactly the same things in his books and it's hilarious. If you don't get it, that's too bad. We feel sorry for you.

Rick does have some good travl tips and hints though, regardless of how dorky he is. But, remember to take what he says with a grain of salt because he's a hypocrite, and not everything he says or does is THAT great.

For more information about Rick, go to his website. http://www.ricksteves.com/