PBS Travel guru Rick Steves, 69, who underwent prostate surgery in October, says he's approaching cancer like a new adventure with a 'traveler's mindset': 'It's kind of thrilling.'
The writer and PBS host, 69, who underwent surgery in October, says he's approaching cancer like a new adventure, with a "traveler's mindset"Eileen Finan is a senior staff writer at PEOPLE. She's been working as a writer and editor at PEOPLE since 2000.Travel writer and host Rick Steves, 69, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in August
But once there, it opened his eyes: “There was different candy, different pop, you could gamble in the hotel lobby, and I distinctly remember statuesque women with hairy armpits. It was a wonderland for a 14-year-old twerp.” He began his career as a piano teacher, taking summers off to travel and jotting notes in journals along the way. Then in 1978, at age 23, he took an epic journey on the “Hippie Trail” across Turkey, India, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Nepal. Upon his return, he quit teaching and began giving travel lectures and advice. In 1980, he self-published his first guidebook, and in 2000, he launched his PBS series..
The outpouring of good wishes he’s received from fans and friends since his diagnosis has “filled my sails with a loving wind,” he says. “It’s good medicine.” James Van Der Beek, 47, Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer: 'There’s Reason for Optimism, and I’m Feeling Good'
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