Our Tour Scrapbook Contest Winners

Congratulations to our scrapbook winners! And thank you to everyone who entered this year.

If you're thinking of taking a Rick Steves tour, these scrapbooks can give you a personal, "customer's eye-view" of what our tours are like. You can take a peek at the winning scrapbooks below.

2025 Winners


Bethany Williams' scrapbook

First Prize: Bethany Williams

Best of Venice, Florence & Rome in 10 Days

Rick loved this scrapbook from Bethany Williams, who captured the joy and fun of traveling with her wife and their moms. Quirky, inviting, modern, and a huge undertaking, her entry highlights the many options to partake of on a Rick Steves tour and frames her family's experience with enthusiasm and wit. They embraced life on their adventure! And it showed.


Maureen Richardson's scrapbook

Second Prize: Maureen Richardson

Best of Andalucía in 10 Days

Maureen Richardson captured the beauty of Andalucía with her sunny scrapbook, filled with vibrant photos and the unique touch of her own watercolor doodles. Judges liked the way her images showed the experience of touring with a group and guide.


Alisa Stapleton's scrapbook

Third Prize: Alisa Stapleton

My Way® Spain in 11 Days

Alisa Stapleton did Spain her way, and she shared it in a colorful, personable scrapbook with pithy storytelling and photos that one judge called "swoonworthy." Alisa took full advantage of the My Way experience, and the freedom and ease of her experience shone through.


Kristen Hill's scrapbook

Fourth Prize: Kristen Hill

Athens & the Heart of Greece in 14 Days

Kristen did a great job of capturing the spirit of her tour. The judges enjoyed her preparation tips and her perspective as a solo traveler embracing the group experience, which she documented thoroughly. And her landscape and food photos jumped off the page!