Podcast Episodes
Back to Search345 Italy's Decadent Desserts; Respecting the Pasta; Food Markets of Paris
Italian food expert Fred Plotkin delves into the local dessert specialties of Italy, and tells us where you can find the best gelato in the entire co…
12 years, 3 months ago
344 South Seas with Robert Louis Stevenson; Changing Bhutan; Modern Sweden
Hear how J. Maarten Troost found contentment and sobriety, sailing in the wake of Robert Louis Stevenson among the South Sea islands. Journalist Lisa…
12 years, 4 months ago
343 Destination Space Station; Open Phones: Trek of a Lifetime
A genuinely "down to earth" astronaut tells us what it's like living and working on the International Space Station. Colonel Cady Coleman explains ho…
12 years, 4 months ago
342 Rome After Dark; Underground NYC
When in Rome, one of the timeless ways to enjoy the city is people-watching and enjoying the night air in one of the city's picturesque public square…
12 years, 4 months ago
289a Underground Zanzibar; Rugged Abruzzo Italy; Southeast Asia Overview
Adventure traveler and author Richard Grant describes the craziness he encountered on the island of Zanzibar. A native of small town Italy explains t…
12 years, 4 months ago
341 Back-Roads Quebec; Cuba Update; Hiking in Germany
An expert on travel to Cuba explains how their society is changing under Raul Castro's policies, and how Americans can legally get around the embargo…
12 years, 5 months ago
263a Looking Up Ancestors in Europe; Irish Roots; Highlights of the Low Countries
Rick checks in with European tour guides on researching family history in Ireland, and listeners tell us of their own discoveries meeting relatives i…
12 years, 5 months ago
339 Mexico Road Trips; 21st-Century Women in Italy; Open Phones: Feedback
The experts from The People's Guide to Mexico offer tips for enjoying an independent road trip to explore Mexico on your own. Hear about the frustrat…
12 years, 5 months ago
338 Tastes of Italy, Paris, and Basque Country
Your travels can open up your taste buds to entirely new adventures. Guides from Paris and the Basque Country in Spain introduce us to their local fo…
12 years, 6 months ago
337 Plight of Indigenous Peoples; Beauty in a Broken World; Ever-Evolving Berlin
Hear how Terry Tempest Williams found beauty in a broken world in Italy and where you'd least expect it, in Rwanda. Phil Borges tells us what he's le…
12 years, 6 months ago