Temporary European

Cameron Hewitt moved from Ohio to Seattle in 2000 to help Rick Steves research and write America's bestselling guidebooks. Cameron has traveled to and written about more than 35 European countries, coauthoring books on Croatia, Budapest, Iceland, Scotland, Greece, Berlin, and more. Cameron also guides Rick Steves tours in Europe; contributes to Rick's television series and radio program; regularly presents travel talks; and blogs about his travels at www.cameronhewitt.com. He writes with a deep passion for travel, keen cultural insight, and a sense of humor. Cameron married his high school sweetheart and favorite travel partner, Shawna, and lives in Seattle, Washington.

I. GETTING STARTED
Foreword by Rick Steves
Preface
About this Book

I¿ve Been in Your Hotel Room: A Day in the Life of a Guidebook Writer

II. THE TEMPORARY EUROPEAN
Hey! I¿m in Europe! | Kraków, Poland
The Permanent Residents of Vacationland | Croatiäs Dalmatian Coast
The Artisanal Life | Tuscany, Italy
My Travel Origin Story | Europe, 1999
Jams Are Fun: When Travel Plans Go Sideways

III. DECONSTRUCTING CLICHÉS
Velkomin til Íslands! | Reykjavík, Iceland
The Soggy, Sunny Highland Games of Taynuilt | Scottish Highlands
D¿oh! A Deer! | Salzburg, Austria
Loving the French (What¿s Not to Love?) | France
That Wonderful Language Barrier | Europe
Jams Are Fun: How to Drive in Sicily: Just Go Numb

Like All Things, This Tour Shall Pass: Confessions of a Tour Guide

IV. FOOD IS CULTURE
Come On, Have Some Guts | Palermo, Sicily
These Pierogi Are Perfect | Kraków, Poland
Seven Markets in Seven Days | Provence, France
The Trouble with Tapas | Spain
Where the World¿s Food Comes to You | London, England
Jams Are Fun: There¿s a (Gastrointestinal) Bomb on the Bus!

V. ALL ALONE; NEVER ALONE
An Introvert in the Land of Extroverts | Italy
High in the Mountains with Tinäs Dad | Slovenian Alps
What Lies Beneath | Dartmoor, England
Waiting for Luciano¿s Knock | Val d¿Orcia, Italy
Acorns and Corncobs: A Semester Abroad | Salamanca, Spain, 1996
Jams Are Fun: It¿s Gonna Be a Noisy Night | Europe

In Romania, Everything Is (Not) Possible: Making Travel Television

VI. MEANINGFUL HEDONISM
Pistachio Gelato Never Lies | Florence, Italy
Making Hay While the Sun Shines | Above Gimmelwald, Switzerland
Up to My Earlobes in Hot Water | Budapest, Hungary
Ghosts and Skeptics | Great Britain
Jams Are Fun: A Rough Day on the North Sea

The Merry Band of Travelers: The Cult of Rick Steves

VII. CHANGES AND CHALLENGES
The Sublime and the Ridiculous | Cinque Terre, Italy
One Day I Met Some Refugees | Zagreb, Croatia
Blood, Toil, Tears, Sweat, and Surrendering to Brexit | South England
Hallstatt Never Changes...Except When It Does | Hallstatt, Austria
Jams Are Fun: In Rome, You Can Never Get a Taxi When It Rains

EPILOGUE: After the World Changed, a New Hope for Travel; Or: Shutterbugs Miss the Lion

LUMPENSAMMLER: Favorites (and Least Favorites)

Acknowledgments