108 Madrid to Mauritius

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Rick Steves

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

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🗓️ 16 September 2007

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Join Rick for an insider's guide to the Castille region of central Spain, and to the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius. Sampling the sites of Toledo and Madrid, we get an understanding of what gives the heart of Spain its vibrant character. We'll bask in the mélange of cultures that makes Mauritius a delicious tropical magnet for European socialites -- and a potential eco-destination for tracking the remains of the dodo bird. 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	Traveling through Central Spain everything seems to have deep cultural roots,
0:04.8	Catholic, Moorish, even ancient Roman.
0:07.5	And with its lively post-franco prosperity,
0:10.6	Spain is kicking up its heels.
0:12.3	I'm Rick Steve's, and today on travel with Rick
0:14.8	Steve's it's the heart of Spain. Tour guide Federico Garcia Barroso joins us in a
0:19.1	moment to shed some light on the sights and history of Castile and share some practical tips for
0:23.6	visiting Spain. And then for even more cultural fun we look to the island nation of
0:28.6	Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Learning more about this island getaway, it just seems right that Mauritius rhymes with delicious.
0:36.0	It's a fascinating melting pot of Asian, African, and European cultures popular with Europeans, but almost unnoticed by Americans.
0:44.7	Our guest Patrick Noel has some insights that may just tempt us to travel halfway around the
0:49.3	world to visit the island he calls home.
0:52.0	It's a rich mix from thriving Madrid to delicious Mauritius today on
0:56.0	Travel with Rick Steeves. Stay with us. 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
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1:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Later this hour will investigate the cultural
1:18.4	milange that gives the island nation of Mauritius a distinctive flavor.
1:22.1	But let's start today's edition of Travel with Rick Steve. of I'm Rick Steve's, this is Travel with Rick Steve's.
1:37.7	I'm Rick Steve's.
1:40.0	Today we're traveling to the center of Iberia. Iberia is Spain and Portugal, the big peninsula
1:45.7	there and the high plateau in the middle. Much of it is a region called Castile and the capital
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