Podcast Episodes
Back to Search780 Miami Getaway; Scottish Icons; Robert Burns Night
Travel Channel host Oneika Raymond recommends her favorite Miami neighborhoods to explore on a sunny getaway. Then friends from Scotland discuss the …
1 year, 1 month ago
779 Bristol; Barcelona; Bruges
Consider three distinctly different styles of historic European cities as we hear how Bristol has transformed itself from an industrial and maritime …
1 year, 2 months ago
778 Pura Vida; Morocco's Best Cities; More Travel Pursuits
The author of a guidebook to Costa Rica discusses what the phrase "pura vida" conveys amid the tropical abundance of her adopted Central American eco…
1 year, 2 months ago
777 History of the Snowman; Visiting the Vatican; Champagne; Edinburgh New Year's
The "world's leading snowman expert" joins Rick to explore the somewhat dark — and certainly cold — origins of the tradition of building snowmen, and…
1 year, 2 months ago
698a Ready for Christmas Near and Far; Wassailing
Rick gathers some old friends to hear about their childhood Christmases in Spain, Italy, and New Mexico. Then he brings in more friends to describe w…
1 year, 2 months ago
776 Bulgarian Christmas; What's New in Istanbul; Eight Flavors in the Pantry
Old World traditions — fasting, feasting, incense, and song — make Bulgaria's Christmas season special, and tour guide Stefan Bozadzhiev invites us t…
1 year, 3 months ago
775 Reopening Notre-Dame; Rue des Martyrs; Other Religions
Ken Follett, author of a monumental series of novels based in medieval Europe, celebrates the much anticipated — and hotly debated — reopening of Par…
1 year, 3 months ago
774 Spectacular Landscapes; Four Points of the Compass; What's in a Name?
A tour guide from England's scenic Lake District recommends two areas — in Switzerland and Iceland — offering even more stunning landscapes to explor…
1 year, 3 months ago
773 Taste of Holland; French Feasting; Eating Across Spain
Indulge your ears in an audio feast by listening in on delectable discussions of the don't-miss traditional foods of the Netherlands and Spain. Hear …
1 year, 3 months ago
653a Ærø Island Denmark; Emilia-Romagna; Italian View of Sicily
Find out what makes the small Danish island of Ærø a perfectly charming and cozy getaway, which region Italophile Fred Plotkin considers Italy's grea…
1 year, 3 months ago