1 Traveling By Bike and Nepal

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2005

⏱️ 54 minutes

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On the debut broadcast of Travel with Rick Steves, Rick learns how a bicycle can get you into more places than you'd ever expect from adventure bicycling enthusiast Willie Weir, and explores the magic of trekking the Himalayans in Nepal with Moon Handbook author, Kerry Moran. Enjoy these guests, as well as phone calls and emails from listeners eager to talk about their travel plans. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	We Americans have a stubborn travel streak and when the economy is jittery or the
0:07.0	dollars down we need to travel a little smarter to turn our dreams into smooth and affordable
0:12.1	reality.
0:13.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steves.
0:15.0	This is the first edition of our new public radio show, Travel with Rick Steves.
0:19.0	We'll take you all over the world to some of my favorite backdoor destinations in Europe as well as to distant
0:24.5	and more exotic corners of our planet that few of us have yet to experience.
0:30.0	Today we'll meet a woman who enjoys trekking in the Himalayas so much she's written a guidebook on travel to Nepal.
0:36.0	And we'll also find out how you can bicycle the back roads anywhere in the world for slower-paced adventures you'll treasure forever. That plus your
0:44.9	calls promises a lively hour ahead of us as we began our adventures together.
0:49.7	Right now you and I are travel partners.
0:53.0	It's Travel with Rick Steeves.
0:57.0	Travel with Rick Steeves.
1:00.0	Travel with Rick Steeves is brought to you by American Airlines with their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to
1:07.2	over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Travel can be so many different things today, whether you're planning
1:20.4	the vacation of a lifetime or just need a few days to get away from the familiar
1:24.4	routine, we're here to help with this new weekly public radio program we're calling, Travel
1:29.4	with Rick Steves. Each week at this time we'll have interviews with people I'd like you to meet.
1:35.0	They'll share their stories and ideas on places they love and how they've learned to travel
1:39.2	smart so that you can too.
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