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Back to Search705 Basque and Balkan Carnival; Sicilians; World Lit
Hear how ancient pagan traditions spice up carnival season in the Basque Country and the Balkans — two regions that celebrate the days preceding Ash …
3 years ago
704 Casanova's Venice; China 2023
Historian Laurence Bergreen takes us to 18th-century Venice — the time of Casanova, when this "Most Serene Republic" had become the Sin City of Europ…
3 years, 1 month ago
703 Yucatan Holiday; Ambassador to Switzerland; Finding Atlantis
Author Mark Adams reveals four possible Mediterranean locations where the legendary lost city of Atlantis could have been. The former U-S Ambassador …
3 years, 1 month ago
582a Istria; Wee County Louth; Tides
Explore two of Europe's less-crowded scenic peninsulas! Rick visits with local tour guides from Pula, on Croatia's Istrian Peninsula, and from Irelan…
3 years, 1 month ago
702 Touring Bath; Joy of Travel Writing; Ghost Dance in Berlin
Soak in the history and the splendor of Bath, where Georgian architecture and mineral waters make it one of England's most attractive cities. Get a b…
3 years, 1 month ago
701 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 movement to dism…
3 years, 2 months ago
700 Pleasures of Mexico City; Why We Travel; Classical Music in Europe
A tour guide from Mexico City describes some of the most pleasant surprises he enjoys sharing about his adopted home. Then the author of the "Thousan…
3 years, 2 months ago
699 New Year's Traditions; New Orleans Originals; David McCullough Tribute
Consider new ideas for greeting the new year by learning about some of the unusual traditions — and a few superstitions — with which Swedes, Croats, …
3 years, 2 months ago
548b German Christmas Markets; Christmas in Madrid, Sicily, Ireland, Hebrides
We'll hear how the traditional Christmas markets of Germanic Europe set the mood for the season. And we'll learn about Christmastime events that brin…
3 years, 2 months ago
698 Ready for Christmas Near and Far; Wassailing
In the first of two holiday-themed shows, Rick's guests recall their childhood Christmases in the Netherlands, Italy, and New Mexico. Then more frien…
3 years, 2 months ago