Podcast Episodes
Back to Search235 Alps Skiing; The Monuments Men Today
Rick chats with one of the original "Monuments Men," a German-born Jew whose family escaped to America and now helps repatriate the treasures of Euro…
15 years ago
184a The Scent Trail; Open Phones: More Kindness of Strangers
We're exploring the perfect souvenir for the person who already has everything. Celia Lyttelton describes how she traveled the world to collect the i…
15 years, 1 month ago
234 Paris Cafes; Celtic Singing Cultures
Enjoy Paris like a Parisian as two local guides join us to explain how cafes work as a part of daily life for Parisians, and how visitors can enjoy t…
15 years, 1 month ago
233 Open Phones: Travel Tricks; Lesser-Known Italy: Fred Plotkin's Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Restoring a Farmhouse in Italy's La Marche
Rick discusses basic budget tricks for getting travelers up close to amazing places and people who inhabit them. Also, Italy food expert Fred Plotkin…
15 years, 1 month ago
232 Brazil on a Budget; Croatian Vacation
The Frugal Traveler for the New York Times joins us with advice for enjoying Sao Paolo, Rio and the Amazon on a budget. Also, with a history dating b…
15 years, 1 month ago
178a Eccentric Islands; Backstreet Istanbul
The busy city of Istanbul has grown to be the home and cultural centerpiece for millions of Turks. It's also turning into a popular destination for v…
15 years, 1 month ago
231 European Food Specialties; Eating Saigon
What appears gross to one person, is sometimes a gourmet delicacy for another. Rick puts our appetites to the test as an entrée to understanding a cu…
15 years, 2 months ago
230 Waltzing Vienna; The Trip that Changed Me; Africa Road Trip
Listeners share memories of trips that made lasting impressions and opened up a world unknown to many Americans, including one man's summer road trip…
15 years, 2 months ago
229 European Christmas, Part 3 (Greece, Ulster, Umbria); New Year's in Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Belgium, Wales, Scotland
Rick celebrates the holidays by exploring the distinctive ways people observe the Christmas season in Greece, Italy and Ireland and preparing to gree…
15 years, 2 months ago
228 European Christmas Preparations, Part 2
Friends from Madrid, Rome, Lisbon, and London tell us about their cities' holiday traditions, and we'll check in on Bulgaria, Switzerland and Austria…
15 years, 2 months ago