Ben Curtis, a tour guide and classical music afficionado, shares his favorite cities and venues...
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guide podcasts
Experts from both sides of the Atlantic join Rick to discuss the current challenges faced by the...
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Two seasoned tour bus drivers give Rick the inside scoop on the tour bus business in Europe....
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Rick chats with fellow travel writer Cameron Hewitt about the last run of the famous train to the...
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Europe Through the Gutter: 1973
In this excerpt from his travel memoir, Postcards from Europe, Rick reminisces about his first...
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Mary Murray Bosrock, a specialist in intercultural communication and behavior, explains what's...
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Nina Dierckx and Jamie Blair Gould, two guides who specialize in gourmet travels from their home...
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European Impressions of America
Three of Rick's European friends share their impressions of being in America, and contrast it to...
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With tour guide Jamie Blair Gould, Rick shares some of his delicacy discoveries from different...
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For those afraid to fly, Rick receives tips from Steve Hutchison, who leads a Fear of Flying...
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Music Appreciation for Travel I
Tour guide and music expert Margret Hemmen provides tips for researching music festivals in...
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Music Appreciation for Travel II
Margaret Hemmen, tour guide to Europe and vocal instructor at the University of Washington,...
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Leslie Carroll, author of Notorious Royal Marriages, unveils some of the juicy scandals from her...
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Rick learns what it takes to run a hostel in Europe from Stephen McPhilemy, who owns a hostel in...
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Robert Edsel, author of The Monuments Men and director of The Monuments Men Foundation, tells the...
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Saving Art After WWII: Part II
Robert Edsel returns to continue the story of the Monuments Men, who re-patriated Europe's...
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Saving Art After WWII: Part III
Author Robert Edsel is join by a real-life monument man, Harry Ettlinger, a German-born Jew whose...
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Rick chats with two sheep experts to learn about the sheep and lambs that dot the hills of rural...
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Donald White, a tour guide based in Lombardy in northern Italy, offers tips for planning a ski...
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The State of the European Union
European Union experts Hilbren Buys and Ben Curtis return with an update on the E.U., to help us...
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