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Travel with Rick Steves

Travel with Rick Steves

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. Related travel information and message boards on www.ricksteves.com

969 - 748 Quirky Oslo; Last Empty Places; Herbal
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  • 969 - 748 Quirky Oslo; Last Empty Places; Herbal

    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.

    Sat, 23 Mar 2024 - 52min
  • 968 - 597a Dublin Walk; The Immortal Irishman; Aran Islands

    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.

    Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 52min
  • 967 - 746 Goodbye Eastern Europe; The Long Field in Wales

    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."

    Sat, 02 Mar 2024 - 52min
  • 966 - 747 Ireland in 100 Objects; Midlife Michelangelo; Language City New York

    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's most treasured works of art. And we learn about the many languages spoken in New York City that are on the brink of disappearing — and the efforts to preserve their unique vocabulary and sounds.

    Sat, 09 Mar 2024 - 52min
  • 965 - 641a Finding Europe in America; Cruise Ship Nightmare; Iceland Backcountry

    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.

    Sat, 24 Feb 2024 - 52min
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