<div>Travel connects people with people. It helps us fit more comfortably and compatibly into a shrinking world, and it inspires creative new solutions to persistent problems facing our nation. We can’t understand our world without experiencing it. <I>Rick Steves Travel as a Political Act</I> helps us take that first step.<BR><BR>There’s more to travel than good-value hotels, great art, and tasty cuisine. Americans who ?travel as a political act” can have the time of their lives and come home smarter?with a better understanding of the interconnectedness of today’s world and just how our nation fits in.<BR><BR>In the second edition of this award-winning book, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves explains how to travel more thoughtfully?to any destination. With updated information on Europe, Central America, and Asia; an expanded discussion of the Middle East; and a brand-new chapter on the Holy Land that covers Israelis and Palestinians today, Rick shows readers how his travels have shaped his politics and broadened his perspective.<BR><BR>The royalties from the sale of this edition will be donated by Rick Steves to Bread for the World, a Christian organization working to end hunger around the world.<BR></div>