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A weekly one-hour conversation with guest experts and callers about travel, cultures, people, and the things we find around the world that give life its extra sparkle. Rick Steves is America's leading authority on travel to Europe and beyond. Host and writer of over a hundred public television travel shows and author of 30 best-selling guidebooks, Rick now brings his passion for exploring and understanding our world to public radio.
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- Today52 min
725a Crystal Bridges; Route 66 Centennial; Amsterdam by Bike
The director of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art tells us how a small city in Arkansas became home to a major art museum. Then author Rick Antonson describes how motoring west along the legendary Route 66 can reveal easily overlooked slices of Middle America. Plus, a Dutch tour guide discusses Amsterdam's reliance on bicycles — and what visitors should know before jumping into the bike lane. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
- 1 weeks ago52 min
732a Vampires of Eastern Europe; Supernatural Ireland; Haunted Europe
At a time of year when, according to some cultures, the worlds of the living and the dead come a little closer together, a historian joins us to explain how vampire stories arose from eastern European legends of the "undead." Then Irish writer Fintan O'Toole describes the role of the supernatural in Celtic traditions and in more recent Irish literature. And listeners describe eerie encounters they've experienced while traveling in Europe. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
- 2 weeks ago52 min
843 Cheap Eats in Istanbul; Père Lachaise Cemetery; Ghostways
Rick's inimitable Istanbul guide Lale Surmen Aran shares tips for eating well on the cheap in her city, where vendors and inexpensive cafeterias offer great local food amid the vibrant street scene. Then the curator of Paris' legendary Père Lachaise Cemetery describes what it's like to live among 70,000 graves, world-famous tombs, and surprising urban wildlife. And author Robert Macfarlane tells us about two of England's most mysterious landscapes. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
- 3 weeks ago52 min
842 Poverty Abolitionists; Immortal Irishman
David Beckmann, former president of the anti-hunger organization Bread for the World, explains why global progress in the fight against poverty is faltering and how compassionate Americans can still help turn the tide. Plus, author Timothy Egan explains the legacy of one of the most famous Irish American immigrants of the 19th century. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
- 4 weeks ago52 min
743a James Patterson: Happens in Vegas; Morocco's Sahara
The most popular storyteller of our time, author James Patterson, shares insights he gained from talking to the people who work behind the scenes to make Las Vegas America's most extravagant tourist mecca. And a tour guide from Morocco invites us to imagine a very different type of desert experience as he describes sleeping under the dazzling night sky — the same that's guided travelers for millennia — that stretches over North Africa's vast Sahara. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
- Oct 3, 202652 min
841 Discovery of Britain; English Cathedrals
A biking Brit explains how easy it is to find evidence of the people from centuries past along the backroads of England and Scotland. And a pair of British tour guides get us ready to visit England's magnificent and historically important cathedrals, from Canterbury to York Minster. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
- Sep 26, 202652 min
745a Orkney Living; Walkable Cities; Nomads of Europe
Hear what it's like to live on one of the windswept Orkney Islands, off the northernmost tip of Scotland, where people have made a home since prehistoric times. Then learn how redesigned urban centers in Europe have had a positive impact on quality of life — and get ideas for making your own city a more enjoyable place to be outdoors. And consider some of the world's most fascinating nomadic societies, from their often underappreciated role in history to their struggles in the modern world. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
- Sep 19, 202652 min
840 Paul Theroux's Great Canadian Road Trip; Korean Nunchi
Paul Theroux hits the road from Newfoundland to Vancouver, chasing his own family history and seeking out the stories of people across Canada's vast, diverse landscape. And journalist Euny Hong explains a Korean system of nonverbal social skills, sharing how it can help in your travels — and in your life. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
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About Travel with Rick Steves
A weekly one-hour conversation with guest experts and callers about travel, cultures, people, and the things we find around the world that give life its extra sparkle. Rick Steves is America's leading authority on travel to Europe and beyond. Host and writer of over a hundred public television travel shows and author of 30 best-selling guidebooks, Rick now brings his passion for exploring and understanding our world to public radio.
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