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. Related travel information and message boards on www.rickst ...
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Rick Steves' Europe Video — a video podcast based on Rick's popular TV series — gives you a colorful look at the sights, people and history behind Europe's most interesting destinations. Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more European travel info on these destinations.
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Travel writer Stephanie Craig chats about episodes of the classic travel tv show, Rick Steves' Europe.
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Rick Steves Audio Tours are leaving the podcast space. For the latest versions of these audio tours, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. The app also includes hours of top-quality travel talk excerpted from the Travel with Rick Steves radio interviews to add another dimension — and some different voices — to your travel planning and appreciation. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves Britai ...
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Rick Steves Audio Tours are leaving the podcast space. For the latest versions of these audio tours, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. The app also includes hours of top-quality travel talk excerpted from the Travel with Rick Steves radio interviews to add another dimension — and some different voices — to your travel planning and appreciation. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves Athens ...
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Rick Steves Audio Tours are leaving the podcast space. For the latest versions of these audio tours, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. The app also includes hours of top-quality travel talk excerpted from the Travel with Rick Steves radio interviews to add another dimension — and some different voices — to your travel planning and appreciation. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves Paris ...
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Rick Steves Audio Tours are leaving the podcast space. For the latest versions of these audio tours, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. The app also includes hours of top-quality travel talk excerpted from the Travel with Rick Steves radio interviews to add another dimension — and some different voices — to your travel planning and appreciation. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves Nether ...
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759 Bowen Island, BC; Alaska Beyond the Cruise Ports; Iceland Summer
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Hear about the slower pace of life on Bowen Island, just offshore from bustling Vancouver, British Columbia. Then get tips for exploring Alaska beyond its cruise ship ports. And vicariously experience a summer hike across Iceland's dramatic backcountry. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archiv…
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Art of Europe: Ancient Greek Temples — Rick Steves Art Bite
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Athens' Parthenon, with its clever design aspects and organic beauty, is among the temples that trumpet the sophistication of the ancient Greek world. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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Two Spanish tour guides consider what makes their country one of the world's most popular tourist destinations.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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758 Reasons to Scuba Dive; Italy's Amalfi Coast; England's SW Coast Path
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Hear from a scuba diving enthusiast how the scenery beneath the surface can be breathtaking in unexpected ways. Then get tips from a tour guide for enjoying Italy's gorgeous Amalfi Coast in spite of the crowds. And discover how you can enjoy a ramble on one of England's most popular hiking trails, the South West Coast Path. For more information on …
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757 Portugal's Algarve; Spain's Costa del Sol; Vanishing Traditions of Asia
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The Iberian Peninsula takes center stage as tour guides tell us what they like best about the scenic Algarve region of Portugal, and recommend where to find the charming parts of Spain's crowded and touristy Costa del Sol. Plus, futurist Kevin Kelly tells us what traditional aspects of Asia have impressed him the most over fifty years of photo jour…
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We'll take a look at the impact of "nuisance tourists" in Amsterdam and its renovated riverfront that is a pleasant place to escape the crowded city center.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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A Dutch tour guide discusses Amsterdam's reliance on bicycles — and what visitors should know before jumping into the bike lane.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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A Florence-based tour guide shares her favorite food and wine shops for showing off her city's culinary delights.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Two local guides working in Venice recommend their favorite ways to find serenity in the "most serene" of cities, despite its often overwhelming tourist crowds.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Get tips for exploring scenic West Cork — an untamed alternative to the tourist-trodden Ring of Kerry — and other highlights of Ireland's south coast.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Hear about how hiring a local guide can add depth and conviviality to your next trip to the Emerald Isle.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Learn about visiting some of Athens' most interesting neighborhoods in the people-friendly core of the city.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, Suzan G. LeVine recommends fun things to do in Switzerland year-round.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Author Cassandra Overby shares tips for exploring Europe on short- and long-distance hiking trails.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Author Susan Cahill reveals some of her favorite garden spots hidden around Paris, and shares their stories.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Get recommendations for visiting the vibrant, historic, and trendy cities of Kraków, Warsaw, and Gdańsk, some of Europe's best kept secrets.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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A tour guide discusses what he enjoys most about Romania's less-traveled Old World scene.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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Discover the charm of the smaller towns and historical cities scattered across the Czech Republic.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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We'll travel back in time to the English countryside with a local guide to consider what remains today from 400 years of Roman rule in Britain.Autor: Rick Steves Audio Europe
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756 Resurrecting Roman Rubble; Plovdiv, Bulgaria; European Travel Serendipity
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A self-described "Rome nerd" helps us picture what it was like to live in the Roman Empire and explains how much we can learn about the era from its now 2,000-year-old rubble. Then a tour guide from Bulgaria sings the praises of its cultural capital, Plovdiv — one of the oldest cities in Europe, possibly in the whole world. And listeners share sere…
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Europe's love affair with art reaches back to its prehistoric societies, and the artifacts they left behind give us a glimpse into their way of life. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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755 Soldier Poets of WWI; Village Turkey
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Historian, novelist, and legendary editor Michael Korda invites us to look back on World War I through the eyes of its soldier poets, whose works — often composed in the trenches — offer an unusually personal and uncensored perspective on the horrors of "the war to end all wars." And a Turkish tour guide takes listener calls while offering advice f…
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754 Central Europe; Norway’s Prosperity; Somali Pirates
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Rick and his senior writer discuss why so much of what Americans have long called "Eastern Europe" is better termed "Central Europe," especially with the Cold War now several decades behind us. Then a tour guide from Oslo explains how Norway cleverly uses its oil-industry revenues to maintain a flourishing society. And German-American journalist Mi…
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Churches of Austria — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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In the ornate, dramatic churches of Austria, elements of art, architecture, and music work in harmony — with a style bold enough to reach the heavens. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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367a Driving in Europe; Getting Around Ireland; Exploring Provence
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A pair of tour-bus drivers offer their expert tips on what to expect when navigating the highways of Europe. Then we discuss ideas for exploring two of Europe's most scenic regions: the lush Irish countryside and the floral landscapes and villages of southern France — and pop into a Dublin pub for a wee sing-along. For more information on Travel wi…
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753 German Views; Mudlarking the Thames
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A German journalist shares some timely thoughts on what his fellow citizens find appealing about America, as well as his insights into the intriguing differences between our two societies. Then a London "mudlarker" who searches the River Thames at low tide for buried objects describes how discarded items can connect us with life in the Victorian er…
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Châteaux of France — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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Hunting hounds, manicured grounds, and a mini theme park celebrating the genius of Da Vinci are a few of the amenities at France's grand residences. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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752 Amsterdam Canals; The Last Island; Coimbra
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A Dutch guide invites us to imagine a day on the water exploring Amsterdam's iconic canals. Then a historian shares what little we know of the elusive Sentinelese — likely the most isolated, least contacted people on earth — and what he learned by traveling to nearby islands in the Bay of Bengal. And a tour guide from Portugal tells us why the vene…
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751 Eyewitness to Climate Change; Endangered Eating; Shakespeare in Stratford and South Sudan
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Celebrate Earth Day by considering the ways you can address climate change at home, with practical advice from a scientist who's seen its effects around the world. Then hear from a culinary historian about the crops, farm animals, and agricultural traditions that we risk losing in America. And mark Shakespeare's birthday by learning how his works h…
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Museums of Rome — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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The museums of Rome house the treasures of one of the world's great civilizations, from anonymous scenes of everyday life to breathtaking masterworks. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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591a Polynesian Explorers; Northern Greece; Greek to Me
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We admire the seafaring prowess of the Polynesians and hear how a cultural faux pas led to Captain James Cook's fateful encounter with 18th-century Hawaiians. Then tour guides from Athens and Thessaloniki recommend attractions to visit in northern Greece, and The New Yorker’s "Comma Queen," Mary Norris, explains what an appreciation for Greek langu…
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750 Mini Italian Lesson; Geography of Genius; Timbuktu Haircut
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We learn some surprisingly useful Italian phrases from one of Italy's most popular newspaper columnists, then consider why certain places have fostered more than their share of world-changing innovations, and hear about Timbuktu's history as an important center for scholarship. Plus, we find out about the thrill of dropping in on a choir practice i…
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Eating Seafood in Europe — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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From Cornwall to the Adriatic, diners have an appetite for meals starring locally caught fish and shellfish — some humble, some chic, all delicious. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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749 Totally Eclipsed; Mekong Paddle Pilgrim; Strange Food
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A nature filmmaker and self-proclaimed "umbraphile" shares tips for viewing the next total solar eclipse, when the moon will cast its otherworldly shadow on a narrow band across North America on April 8 — and explains why he thinks it’s worth a trek to the totality zone. Then the "Paddle Pilgrim" returns to tell us about the unexpected challenges a…
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748 Quirky Oslo; Last Empty Places; Herbal
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An American expat in Oslo shares some of the quirks and customs of life in his adopted home. Then, a wilderness and history author recounts what he found exploring four blank spots on the US map. And an ethnobotanist describes the healing properties of different kinds of herbs around the world — some of which might be growing in your own backyard. …
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Museums of Amsterdam — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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Delight in the mastery of titans Rembrandt and Van Gogh, and ponder the resilience of Anne Frank and her compatriots who lived under Nazi occupation. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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597a Dublin Walk; The Immortal Irishman; Aran Islands
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In this all-Irish hour, tour guides describe some of the intriguing sights you'd encounter on a walking tour of Dublin and explain why the rugged Aran Islands, off Ireland's west coast, are such an exciting place to explore Irish traditions. And author Timothy Egan delves into the legacy of 19th-century America's most famous Irish immigrant. For mo…
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747 Ireland in 100 Objects; Midlife Michelangelo; Language City New York
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A columnist for the Irish Times describes some of the historical objects so cherished by his compatriots that they're considered key to Ireland's national identity, and tells us where you can see them on display. Then we take a closer look at the life of Michelangelo and the midlife mess that threatened to derail him from creating many of the world…
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Churches of Germany — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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The Reformation ushered a new Protestant ambiance into Germany’s places of worship — one conveying strength, humanism, and a more natural spirit. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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746 Goodbye Eastern Europe; The Long Field in Wales
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A historian describes how eastern European countries have modernized since the Cold War and examines the kinds of challenges they face today. And an American-born artist and creative writing teacher shares the joy she feels in being "Welsh by choice." For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives…
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641a Finding Europe in America; Cruise Ship Nightmare; Iceland Backcountry
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Get ideas and tips from TV host Samantha Brown for finding little corners of Europe in the New World, then hear an author's dramatic firsthand account of a near catastrophe on a cruise ship caught powerless in a freak winter storm off the coast of Norway. And a tour guide takes us to the wild, windy, and wonder-inspiring backcountry of Iceland. For…
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Ancient Sites of France — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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Sophisticated cave paintings and Roman engineering achievements in today’s France reveal ancient standards of living that went beyond mere survival. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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745 Orkney Living; Walkable European Cities; Nomads of Europe
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Hear what it's like to live on one of the windswept Orkney Islands off the northern tip of Scotland, where people have lived since before recorded history. Then learn how redesigned traffic patterns 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. Plus, a histori…
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744 Falling for Saturn; Heart of Martin Sheen; Florentine Favorites
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Astronomer Philip Plait — who fell in love with Saturn after first viewing the gas giant, with its mesmerizing rings and moons, through a telescope as a child — shares some of the amazing discoveries we've made about the planet in recent years. Then actor Martin Sheen describes how his travels in the developing world have opened his eyes, and his h…
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Museums of Germany — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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From the world’s oldest globe to reminders both mundane and dark of postwar Communism, Germany has preserved its rich and sometimes turbulent history. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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743 Happens in Vegas; Morocco's Sahara
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The most popular storyteller of our time, author James Patterson, shares insights from the people who work behind the scenes to turn Las Vegas into America's ultimate fantasy destination. And a Morocco-based tour guide recommends letting yourself be amazed by the night sky in the Sahara Desert, a view that's guided travelers for millennia. For more…
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A deep-sea diving instructor from Australia explains why he's not afraid of sharks — well, most of them. Then a Cuba travel expert looks at the places and experiences you can explore beyond Havana, as well the rules that govern travel to Cuba for US travelers. And a guide from Italy helps us step into a day in the first century, frozen in time, at …
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Churches of Spain — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
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Spain's great houses of worship showcase magnificent art and architecture in an array of styles, from Moorish majesty to the singular Sagrada Família. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.Autor: Rick Steves
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595a The Story of Spanish; First Timer's Spain
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Hear the unlikely story of how Spanish grew from a Latin dialect in northern Iberia to become one of the world's most important and widely spoken languages. Then get tips for enjoying your first trip to Spain, and for getting the most out of a visit to the Prado's massive art collection in Madrid. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - i…
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741 Visiting Vienna; Visiting Bosnia; Athens Acropolis
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Get tips for enjoying elegant, easily navigated Vienna, Austria's capital and the epicenter of a once-mighty empire. Then hear a Bosnian describe what his country, a generation after its infamous war, has to teach us about getting along with our neighbors — and why the nation is now blossoming as a travel destination. And get acquainted with the fa…
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