...kinda smarmy...RS while as white bread as all get out...at least makes an effort to integrate for the one hour he graces a place. Look all of us are road warriors and many have used our hotel/airline points to travel the world. But I speak to coworkers in the USA who only get 2 weeks vacation a year and they seem to appreciate his books/tv shows. Are they for me?...No but I've been to over 60 countries...but for folks who going to Europe is a once or twice in a lifetime opportunity, especially for Americans who seem to think they are gonna get cheated, taken advantage of, overcharged, or miss something on their 4 country 10 day jaunt through Europe.... RS does have his fans. I've had 2 US coworkers tell me they used and loved his books while they took their big trip to Europe. So RS I applaud you for knowing your market!