756a Resurrecting Roman Rubble; Plovdiv Bulgaria; European Travel Serendipity
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...
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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...
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20 of 1,080 episodes839 Circumambulating with Nicos; South Pacific Islands
A Cypriot businessman-turned-philosopher connects the act of travel with the larger journey of our lives, and shares how revisiting places w...
746a Goodbye Eastern Europe; The Long Field in Wales
A historian helps us re-envision Europe's eastern half, from the Baltics to the Balkans, with a lively account of how most of the region's c...
838 Music Lover's Guide to North America; Loving the Opera
A writing duo shares the sights that have a place in our music history, from museums and festivals to lesser-known locales to make the heart...
837 America Obscura; This Land Is Your Land
Pulitzer Prize winner Beverly Gage explains how a road trip to the places where history happened can renew your faith in American progress,...
524a First Time in Italy; Duck Season in Gascony
Hear from two Roman tour guides about what to expect on a first-time trip to Italy, and how to make it the adventure of a lifetime. Then get...
836 Van Morrison's Belfast; Roma in Europe; Classic European Hikes
A Belfast-based tour guide points out the places where native son Van Morrison found inspiration for his music and poetry. Then a Romani aut...
628a Amtrakistan; Astronaut's View; Renaissance Florence
Hear why one writer chooses to invest the time in crossing America by train instead of hopping a quick flight. Then discover what taking hig...
835 Appreciating Stonework; Italy's Dolomites; Rediscovering Route 66
A master stonemason considers the great sites of Europe and shares what these enduring structures can teach us about permanence, craft, and...
681a French Impressionism; Perfect Week in Paris; Appreciating the Louvre
Celebrate Bastille Day with French guides. They'll explain the impressionist techniques perfected in the early 20th century, provide insider...
834 An Apple a Day; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; The Wright Brothers
A chef and cookbook author takes a look at idioms that are shared across diverse languages. Then the head of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame an...
719a Rocky Mountaineer; Gulf Islands BC; Global Perspective; Piecing Together America
Hear about making family memories in western Canada along the historic Rocky Mountaineer train line. Explore the Gulf Islands in the Salish...
701a The US Civil Rights Trail; Wild Arctic Svalbard
Hear how the US Civil Rights Trail, with 100 stops across 14 states, was organized to help all Americans get an up-close look at the movemen...
833 Americans in Europe; Venetian Lagoon
Three American-born tour guides who have settled in Europe tell us what it's like to make a new home in a foreign country. Then, a lifelong...
832 Terry Tempest Williams: The Glorians
Join us for a special hour with American author and environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams as she invites us to consider the intercon...
534b Crete; Alaska's Tip of the Iceberg; Darwin Comes to Town
A pair of tour guides from Greece tell us how the island of Crete offers a natural experience unlike any other. Then travel writer Mark Adam...
680a The Last Cowboys; Perfect Day California; American Bald Eagle
New York Times reporter John Branch tells us how one family in southern Utah keeps a cowboy tradition alive at rodeos across the West. Then...
831 Greek Theatre; Beyond Santorini; Home Base Hiking in Europe
An Athenian theater director discusses drama's role as a building block of civil society since ancient times, and recommends some Greek dest...
286c Mother's Day; Sweet Home Croatia; An American Mother in Paris
On our Mother's Day edition, we hear what it was like to relocate a Midwestern family to the Croatian village their great-grandparents came...
830 Bite of Rome; Heart of London; Spirit of Portugal
The founder of a food-tour company tells us in delicious detail about some of his favorite eats to enjoy on the streets of Rome. Then a Brit...